Useful Substances From Crude Oil

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What do you call the process where long hydrocarbon chains are broken down to form shorter ones?
Cracking
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What is the problem with long hydrocarbon chains?
They are not efficient because they do not flow easily and are difficult to ignite.
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Explain what happens in CRACKING
The fractions contains the long hydrocarbon chains are heated to vaporise them.
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Name the different processes in cracking after vapourisation
Passing over a catalyst/Mixed with steam and heated to very high temperatures
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What does cracking do?
Breaks the chemical bonds in the molecules, causing a thermal decomposition reaction.
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What is the general formula for alkenes?
CnH2n
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