Describe how crude oil is separated by fractional distillation.

Crude oil is composed of hydrocarbons of different lengths. In a fractional distillation chamber, the crude oil is heated and cooled to different temperatures. The shorter chain hydrocarbons will boil at a lower temperature than the longer chain hydrocarbons, allowing the crude oil to be separated into fractions depending on the temperature inside the chamber. 

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