The process by which crude oil is separated into fractions of different boiling points is called
Acracking
Breforming
Cfractional distillationCORRECT
Ddestructive distillation
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Crude oil is separated into its component fractions based on differences in boiling points through fractional distillation in a fractionating column. Cracking breaks large hydrocarbons into smaller ones, reforming converts straight-chain to branched-chain hydrocarbons, and destructive distillation applies to coal.
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