Question
Download Solution PDFMatch the following correctly:
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Product |
Usage |
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P) Petroleum ether |
a. Fuel |
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Q) Paraffin wax |
b. Solvent in perfumes for dry cleaning |
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R) Asphalt and coke |
c. Roofing, Road Construction, Electrode |
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S) Gasoline |
d. Ointments & Cosmetics |
A. P-a, Q-b, R-c, S-d
B. P-b, Q-d, R-c, S-a
C. P-d, Q-b, R-c, S-a
D. P-d, Q-c, R-b, S-a
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is B.
Key Points
- Paraffin wax is a white or colorless soft, solid wax. It's made from saturated hydrocarbons.
- It is used in skin-softening salon and spa treatments on the hands, cuticles, and feet because it's colorless, tasteless, and odorless.
- It can also be used to provide pain relief to sore joints and muscles.
- Petroleum provides fuel for heat and lighting, lubricants for machinery, and raw materials for a number of manufacturing industries.
- Petroleum refineries act as a nodal industry for synthetic textile, fertilizer, and numerous chemical industries.
- Gasoline, also spelled gasolene, also called gas or petrol, a mixture of volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines.
- It is also used as a solvent for oils and fats.
- Asphalt and coke are used in Roofing, Road Construction, Electrode.
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