C9 Crude Oil Flashcards
What is crude oil?
A finite resource found in rocks.
What is the word equation for combustion?
Fuel + Oxygen —> Carbon dioxide + Water
What is soot?
Small particles of carbon which coal fire gives off.
What is complete combustion?
Combustion that takes place with a plentiful supply of oxygen.
What is incomplete combustion?
Combustion that occurs in a limited supply of oxygen.
What type of flame is produced in an open bunsen burner?
Roaring flame - used to heat things up quickly
What type of flame is produced in a half open bunsen burner?
Blue flame - used to heat things up gently
What type of flame is produced in a closed bunsen burner?
Yellow Safety Flame - visible flame for when the bunsen is not being used
What is a double bond?
A covalent bond made by sharing two pairs of electrons.
What is an alkane?
A saturated hydrocarbon
What is the general formula for an alkane?
CnH2n+2n
What are four examples of alkanes?
CH4 - Methane
C2H6 - Ethane
C3H8 - Propane
C4H10 - Butane
What is an alkene?
An unsaturated hydrocarbon which contains a carbon-carbon double bond.
What is the general formula for an alkene?
CnH2n
What are 4 examples of an alkene?
Ethene - C2H4
Propene - C3H6
Butene - C4H8
Pentene - C5H10