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What is the Structural Formula of Kerosene

Answer : The precise chemical composition is determined by the origin, although it typically includes about ten distinct hydrocarbons, each of which has between 10 and 16 carbon atoms in a single molecule. 

Kerosene is a distillate that comes from petroleum and is composed of fractions that have boiling temperatures ranging 150°C to 300°C. Kerosene may be represented chemically as C12H26C15H32.