Crude oil is a complex mixture of:

solid hydrocarbons

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liquid hydrocarbons

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gaseous hydrocarbons

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all of these

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The correct option is D all of these
Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, mainly alkanes. The number of carbon atoms in the molecules ranges from 1 to over 100.
Thus Option D is correct.

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Crude oil is a complex mixture of:

The correct option is D all of theseCrude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, mainly alkanes. The number of carbon atoms in the molecules ranges from 1 to over 100.Thus Option D is correct.

The correct option is D all of these
Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, mainly alkanes. The number of carbon atoms in the molecules ranges from 1 to over 100.
Thus Option D is correct.