What is petrol made of?
Gasoline, also called petrol, is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzenes to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Most Commonwealth countries, with the exception of Canada, use the term “petrol” (abbreviated from petroleum spirit). The term “gasoline” is commonly used in North America where it is commonly shortened in colloquial usage to “gas.” This should be distinguished in usage from genuinely gaseous fuels used in internal combustion engines such as liquified petroleum gas. The term mogas, short for motor gasoline distinguished automobile fuel from aviation gasoline, or avgas. The word “gasoline” can also be used in British English to refer to a different petroleum derivative historically used in lamps; however, this use is now uncommon. Most American Spanish dialects use the word gasolina, derived from the North American usage.
