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Collect information on products of petroleum and their uses.

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Petroleum is made up of various compounds. These products are obtained from petroleum by fractional distillation.
Some of the products with their uses are given below -
Gasoline - It is used in vehicles like cars, vans etc.
Propane - It is used in portable stoves
Kerosene - It is used for cooking and lighting.
Waxes - They are used in shoe polish, wood polish, mold making. It is used to make wax paper.
Petroleum coke - It is used as a source of carbon. It is used to make aluminium and graphite electrodes.
Lubricants - Various mechanical devices uses lubricants to reduce friction.
and many more..

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