Question on: JAMB Chemistry - 2024
The term that is not associated with petroleum industry is ?
The petroleum industry involves the extraction, refining, and processing of crude oil.
Cracking: Breaks down large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller ones, a key process in refining petroleum.
Polymerization: Combines small molecules (monomers) into larger ones (polymers), another process used in petroleum refining to create products like plastics.
Fermentation: A biochemical process that uses microorganisms to convert carbohydrates into simpler substances like alcohol and carbon dioxide. It is not a process used in the petroleum industry.
Saponification: The process of making soap by reacting a fat or oil with an alkali. While fats and oils have some relationship to hydrocarbons, saponification is not used in the petroleum industry.
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