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Petroleum is a mixture of hydrocarbons. It is separated into useful fractions by fractional distillation.

Which property does fractional distillation rely on to separate petroleum?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil into simpler, more useful mixtures . This method can be used because different hydrocarbons have different boiling points

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