3. Oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and is hydrophobic but soluble in organic solvents. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are nonpolar substances. The general definition above includes compound classes with, and uses, including vegetable oils, petrochemical oils, and volatile essential oils. All oils can be traced back to organic sources
5. Organic oil is also produced by plants, animals, and other organisms through organic processes, and these oils are remarkable in their diversity Organic oils
6. Mineral oils, found in porous rocks underground, originated from organic material, such as dead plankton, accumulated on the seafloor in geologically ancient times Mineral oils
7. Cooling Fuel Electricity generation Lubrication Painting Petrochemicals Hair grooming Body moisturizer Application of oils
8. Crude oil Gasolines Lubricants or lubricating oil Vegetable oils Moisturizers, baby oil etc Examples of mineral oil
10. Composition by weight ElementPercent range Carbon 83 to 87% Hydrogen10 to 14% Nitrogen 0.1 to 2% Oxygen 0.05 to 1.5% Sulfur 0.05 to 6.0% Metals < 0.1% Composition of oil (Petroleum)