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What is the process called where large hydrocarbon molecules are broken down into smaller molecules?
Cracking
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Name 1 way in which cracking can be done?
by heating a mixture of hydrocarbon vapours and steam to a very high temperature.
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Name the other way in which cracking can be done?
by passing hydrocarbon vapours over a hot catalyst.
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During cracking, what reactions happen to produce a mixture of smaller molecules.
Thermal decomposition.
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what are alkanes?
Saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2.
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What are alkenes?
Unsaturated hydrocarbons with the general formula Cn2n
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