Which of the following is used for refining of petroleum?
Steam distillation
Distillation under reduced pressure
Solvent extraction
Fractional distillation
A
Steam distillation
B
Solvent extraction
C
Fractional distillation
D
Distillation under reduced pressure
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Fractional distillation is used for the refining of petroleum.
Petroleum is a mixture of various compounds having small differences in their boiling point. Fractional distillation is very useful in this case because it can separate all the components of the mixture (like petrol, diesel, kerosene, etc.)
Hence, option D is correct.
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