JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Hydrocarbons JEE Main

Petroleum is best described as a mixture of

(A)Aromatic hydrocarbons with small amounts of aliphatic compounds
(B)Aliphatic hydrocarbons with small amounts of aromatic compoundsCorrect
(C)Equal amounts of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons
(D)Alcohols and fatty acids

Answer: (B)

Solution

Petroleum (crude oil) is predominantly made up of aliphatic (and alicyclic)

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