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what is the chemical formula of petrole ?

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Petroleum is a mixture of a very large number of different hydrocarbons. The alkanes from pentane (C5H12) to octane (C8H18)
are refined into petrol. Mostly alkane 2,2,4-trimethylpentane (isooctane) is widely used as petrol. It has a chemical formula of C8H18.


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