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C1.5 Fuels (unfinished) Flashcards

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1
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What is a hydrocarbon?

A

A compound that only containes hydrogen and carbon molecules

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2
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What are some examples of fossil fuels?

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  • crude oil
  • natural gas
  • coal
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How are crude oil and natural gas made?

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  • fossils of sea animals and plants fall to the bottom of the sea bed
  • these are trapped by layers of sediment which keep oxygen away which means they don’t decay
  • as layers of sediment increase the heat and pressure created turn the fossils into oil or natural gas
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What is crude oil?

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A mixture of different sized hydrocarbon molecules

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5
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What does it mean when a fuel is non-renewable?

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It is a finite resource, it will not last forever

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6
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Is crude oil renewable or non-renewable?

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Non-renewable

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7
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How is crude oil seperated into different fractions?

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By using a fractional distillation column

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8
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What are the uses of gases obtained from crude oil?

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  • as fuel, liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
  • bottled gases for camping stoves
  • cooking and heating in homes
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What is a use of petrol?

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As fuel for cars

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What is a use of kerosene?

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As fuel for aircraft

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What is a use of diesel oil?

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As fuel for diesel engines

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What are the uses of fuel oil?

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  • fuel for large ships and power stations
  • fuel for heating
  • lubricating oil
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What are the uses of bitumen?

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  • to surface roads

- waterproofing flat roofs

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What properties does the length of a carbon chain in a hydrocarbon affect?

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  • viscosity
  • ease of ignition
  • boiling point
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What is collected at the top of the column during the fractional distillation of crude oil?

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Gases

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16
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What is collected at the bottom of the column during the fractional distillation of crude oil?

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Bitumen

17
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What happens to the size of carbon chains as you go down the fractions of crude oil?

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They get longer

18
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What happens to the size of carbon chains as you go up the fractions of crude oil?

A

They get shorter

19
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What happens to the ease of ignition as you down the fractions of crude oil?

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It gets more difficult

20
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What happens to boiling point as you go up the fractions of crude oil?

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It gets lower

21
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What happens to boiling point as you go down the fractions of crude oil?

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It increases

22
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What happens to viscosity as you go up the fractions of crude oil?

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It gets runnier

23
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What happens to viscosity as you go down the fractions of crude oil?

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It gets thicker

24
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What happens to the ease of ignition as you go up the fractions of crude oil?

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It gets easier

25
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What is combustion?

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An oxidation reaction between fuel and oxygen that produces heat and light energy

26
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What happens to anhydrous copper sulphate when water is added?

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It turns blue

27
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What does the complete combustion of hydrocarbons produce?

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Carbon dioxide + water

28
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What is the word equation for the complete combustion of methane?

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Methane + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + Water

29
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What is the symbol for methane?

A

CH^4

30
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What causes the combustion of a hydrocarbon to be incomplete?

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Not having enough oxygen present

31
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What can be produced during the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon?

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  • carbon monoxide

- soot

32
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What are the different combinations of products that can be produced from the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon?

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  • carbon + water
  • carbon monoxide + water
  • carbon dioxide + carbon monoxide + carbon + water
33
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What is soot?

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Solid particles of carbon

34
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Why is carbon monoxide a toxic gas?

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It reduces the amount of oxygen that the body can carry which can kill people

35
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Why is carbon monoxide hard to detect?

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It is colourless and odourless

36
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How can people reduce the risk of getting poisoned by carbon monoxide?

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  • servicing all fuel-burning appliances regularly

- installing a carbon monoxide detector

37
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What problems can soot cause?

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  • can clog up pipes that carry away waste gases in appliances
  • can cause lung diseases when it builds up in lungs
  • makes buildings dirty
38
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What is acid rain?

A

Rainwater that has a pH lower than 5.2

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