Considering the passage about crude oil, why is distillation the main process for separating the contents of crude oil?

Distillation separates substances in a homogeneous mixture by using their different boiling points. Crude oil contains many substances mixed uniformly, so it is described as a homogeneous mixture. Gasoline is a product of refining crude oil, but that does not explain why distillation is used.

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