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In this video, we look at how the alkanes in crude oil are separated by fractional distillation. First we explore how the boiling point of an alkane depends on the length of the carbon chain. Next we look at the stages of fractional distillation.

Fuel Station (image cropped)
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Pharmaceuticals
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Crude oil
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Fractionating column
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