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Crude Oil

Petroleum is:...

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Petroleum is:

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processed crude oil ready for market

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unprocessed crude oil

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condensed form of crude oil

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precipitate left in the distillation of crude oil

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Solution

The correct option is B
unprocessed crude oil

Petroleum is another name for crude oil coming out of the ground unprocessed. It is a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons which can be extracted and refined to produce fuels such as petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil.

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