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'''Kerosene''' (or paraffin oil) is a mixture of volatile [[hydrocarbons]] having 10 to 16 carbon atoms per molecule.  It is used as a [[fuel]] in [[jet]] engines, for heating and lighting, and as a [[solvent]] and paint thinner.

'''Kerosene''' (or paraffin oil) is a mixture of volatile [[hydrocarbons]] having 10 to 16 carbon atoms per molecule.  It is used as a [[fuel]] in [[jet]] engines, for heating and lighting, and as a [[solvent]] and paint thinner.

Although kerosene can be derived from oil, coal, and tar, most kerosene is produced from [[petroleum]] by [[refining]] and cracking.  It was the major fuel product until the ascendancy of [[gasoline]].

Although kerosene can be derived from oil, coal, and tar, most kerosene is produced from [[petroleum]] by [[refining]] and cracking.  It was the [[major fuels|major fuel]] product until the ascendancy of [[gasoline]].

Kerosene boils between 150 and 300 degrees [[celsius]].

Kerosene boils between 150 and 300 degrees [[celsius]].