Crude oil and hydrocarbons 0.0 / 5 ? ChemistryCrude oil, cracking and hydrocarbonsGCSEAQA Created by: George PreeceCreated on: 20-12-13 12:47 What is crude oil? Crude oil is the oil straight from the ground which is made up lots of different compounds mainly hydrocarbons with different boiling points. 1 of 5 What are hydocarbons Hydrocarbons are compounds made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms and come in different shapes and lengths 2 of 5 What is distillation Distillation is the process which separates different oils at different temperatures. 3 of 5 What are alkanes Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons which have the maximum number of carbon atoms in, they include methane, ethane, propane and butane. 4 of 5 What is the general formula for alkanes C(n)H(2n+2) 5 of 5
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