Hydrocarbons

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Hydrocarbons
- Boiling Point.
  - viscosty
    - flammability
- Some properties depend on molecule size
- Two main families
  - Alkenes
    - Single bonds
      - Two carbon atoms have a double bond
        'C = C'
  - Alkanes
    - Found in natural gases
      - single chemical bond
    - Methane
      - Ethane
        Propane
- Separated into fractions
  - each contain molecules with a similar number of carbon atoms
  - Fractional Distillation
    - each contain molecules with a similar number of carbon atoms
    - evaporating oil, allow to condense at different temperatures
Fractional Distillation
- evaporating oil, allow to condense at different temperatures

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