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What is the connection between the size of the molecules in crude oil and their condensing or boiling points? explain why distillation is a good way to separate the liquids in crude oil
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What is the connection between the size of the molecules in crude oil and their condensing or boiling points?

explain why distillation is a good way to separate the liquids in crude oil

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Crude oil is mainly made of various polymers with varying sizes of chains. Distillation process separates these elements by their boiling points. The longer the polymer chain of a particular element in the crude oil, the higher its boiling point and vice-versa




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