Question

(a) What are petrochemicals ? Name any two petrochemicals.

(b) Why are petrochemicals so important ?

Answer 1

a-Petrochemicals (also known as petroleum distillates) are chemical products derived from petroleum. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as corn, palm fruit or sugar cane.
petrochemical. Chemical obtained either directly from cracking (pyrolysis), or indirectly from chemical processing, of petroleum Oil or natural gas. Major petrochemicals are acetylene, benzene, ethane, ethylene, methane, propane, and hydrogen, from which hundreds of other chemicals are derived.
b-
Petrochemicals are also called petroleum distillates are chemical products derived from petroleum some chemicals compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas it is very important for our life.