Pick out the wrong statement about the smoking tendency of various hydrocarbon constituents of kerosene.
A. Smoking tendency of hydrocarbons increases in the order : paraffins → isoparaffins → naphthenes → aromatics
B. Smoking tendency of paraffins increases with decrease in its molecular weight
C. Smoking tendency of naphthenes decreases with its increasing molecular weight & also on addition of double bond
D. Smoking tendency of aromatics decreases with increase in its molecular weight
Answer: Option B
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Aniline point test of an oil qualitatively indicates the __________ content of an oil.
A. Paraffin
B. Olefin
C. Aromatic
D. Naphthene
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