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Gaurav Seth 3 years, 11 months ago
Those chemicals which are obtained from petroleum and natural gas are called petrochemicals.
For Ex:Methyl alcohol,ethyl alcohol,formaldehyde,acetone,acetic acid,ethylene,benzene,toluene,vinyl chloride etc.
They are important because they are used to manufacture large number of useful material such as detergents, synthetic fibres, plastics, synthetic rubber, drugs, dyes, perfumes, fertilisers, insecticides etc.
Hydrogen gas is obtained as a petrochemical from natural gas.It is used in the manufacture of fertilisers.
Petroleum is not only a source of fuels but also provides raw material for manufacture of large number of useful substances.Due to its great importance ,it is called black gold.
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