2007-03-21 10:10:18 · 4 answers · asked by wow 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Gas is jargon for gasoline, which is a petroleum product, and so, by extension an oil (as in hydrocarbon chain).
Gas in the strict sense is a state of matter. Nitrogen in the atmosphere is an example. Gasoline is not strictly a gas, although it does have a fairly high vapor pressure at room temperature/pressure, and does exist to some extent as a gas.
Oil is not a gas, unless it has a sufficiently high vapor pressure. The shorter the hydrocarbon chain, in general, the higher the vapor pressure.
2007-03-21 10:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gas is an oil after it goes through the refining process. Diesel fuel is also an oil it just hasn't been refined as much. The same with highly volitale jet fuel it's starts out as oil just refined more.
2007-03-21 17:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by skip1960 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"gas" gasoline, is a product that is made by breakin oil apart.
Niether Gas nor Oil is the same thing
2007-03-21 17:18:08 · answer #3 · answered by flowerpet56 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Gasoline and oil are both made from crude - the crap we're fighting for overseas
2007-03-21 17:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by InjunRAIV 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋