Questions and Pages of Answers
1- What is the standard size unit used for petrol and how much gallons it equals?
Page 5
2- Define what is petrol and how it formed?
Page 5
3- In petrol reservoir what is under and above petrol layer?
Page 5
4- What is impermeable rock? What can happen if the rock is permeable?
Page 5 and 6
5- What is the relation between API unit and specific gravity (S.G)?
Pages 6 and 7
6- If a petrol has high API value, what materials it indicates?
Page 6
7- If a petrol has low API value, what materials it indicates?
Page 6
8- How much Arabian Light Petrol has API, Specific gravity, Sulfur, and Nitrogen? Page 6
9- Write the equation that relate API with S.G and density ρ?
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10- For a petrol having API = 133 , estimate its density ρ in (Kg/m )?
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11- From Fig 3, what is the API that has the highest S and N?
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12- From Fig 3, what is the API that has the lowest S and N?
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13- If a petrol has high S and N is it good? And why?
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14- Write the main chemicals in petroleum?
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15- What is the general formula for Paraffin compound? Page 8
16- What are the chain types of Paraffin, write one example with a name for each type? Page 8
17- What is the relation between Molecular weight and boiling point?
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18- Using Table 3, let our temperature is 40 C , what are the gas Paraffin and liquid ones? Page 9
19- What fusion point means?
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20- If the room temperature is 10 Co, is Hexadecane (Table 4) solid or a liquid? Page 9
21- What is the saturated organic compound and what is the unsaturated? I mentioned in class,
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22- What is Aromatic give one example
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23- What is Naphthene and give example
Pages 9 and 10
24- What is the difference beween Aromatic and Naphhene
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25- What is denser Paraffin or Aromatic and Naphthene?
Page 9
26- What is hetero-atomic compound and what is homo atomic with examples? Page 11
27- What is Olefin with examples?
Pages 11and 12