Crude Oil& Hydrocarbons

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  • Created on: 16-10-12 14:20
what are the two chemicals in alkanes?
carbon and hydrogen
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what is called when oil is seperated into fractions?
fractional distillation
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does oil refining heated turn to liquid, gas, or solid?
gas
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hydrogen is made up of oxygen, water and what else?
hydrogen
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what makes alcohol when using ethane?
ethanol
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How is Crude Oil Made?
Fossil Fuels
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What is the name of the process which allows large hydrocarbon molecules to be broken down into smaller hydrocarbon molecules so that they are efficient to use in industrial processes?
Cracking
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Ethene molecules are considered to be monomers. What is the name of the chemical process whereby monomers join together to form longer chains?
polymerization
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When a hydrocarbon combusts in a plentiful supply of oxygen (O2) gas, the by-product would be carbon dioxide (CO2). When there is a limited supply of oxygen, what would be the by-product?
Carbon Monoxide
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what is the chemical formula for an alkAne?
C2H2N+2
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what type of bonding does an alkene have?
double convalent bond
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