Pour point of fuel oil is the
A
Minimum temperature to which oil is heated in order to give off inflammable vapours in sufficient quantity to ignite momentarily when brought in contact with a flame
B
Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals
C
It catches fire without external aid
D
Indicated by 90% distillation temperature i.e., when 90% of sample oil has distilled off
Correct Answer: Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals
Pour point of fuel oil is the Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals.Pour Point is the temperature at which a liquid becomes semisolid and loses its flowing characteristics. As the paraffin content is high in crude oil, thus it has a high Pour Point.