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The majority of our fuels and plastics are derived from oil. Crude oil can be separated into different fractions using fractional distillation.

A variety of fuels undergo combustion, and the products made can be identified. The fire triangle identifies the three things that are required for a fire to burn. Calorimetry is used to measure energy.

Alkanes are useful as fuels and alkenes are used to make chemicals such as plastic, which is a polymer. Polymers are long chain molecules that occur naturally in living things and can also be made by chemical processes in industry.

Ethanol, methanol and propanol are types of alcohol. They are used as fuel and solvents, and ethanol is also found in alcoholic drinks. Also featured is infrared spectroscopy for higher tier students.