GASOLINE AND ITS USES

Gasoline is a generic term used to describe volatile, inflammable petroleum fuels used primarily in internal combustion engines to power passenger cars and other types of vehicle such as buses, trucks, motorbikes and aircraft. It is a complex mixture of volatile hydrocarbon compounds with a nominal boiling-point range of 50–200°C (USA) or 25–220°C (Europe) for autmotive gasoline and 25–170°C for aviation gasoline. Hydrocarbons are predominantly in the C4-C12 range.