2008 chemistry general

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Name the process used to separate crude oil.
Distillation/fractional distillation
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Naphtha can be cracked to produce molecules that are more useful. How does the size of these more useful molecules compare to the size of the molecules in naphtha?
Smaller
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Titanium can be mixed with other metals to make a substance that is strong and lightweight. What term is used to describe a mixture of metals?
alloy
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Poly(chloroethene) is non-biodegradable. State why this may be an advantage
Last long/longer/will not rot/decay/decompose/break down
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What is the purpose of a catalyst?
to speed up reaction
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What is meant by the term fuel?
A substance which burns/reacts with oxygen ½ mark releasing energy/heat
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