C9- Crude Oil Flashcards
Hydrocarbon
Made up of only hydrogen and carbon atoms
Fractional distillation
Separating a liquid mixture into fractions
Fuel
any substance that releases energy when burnt
Cracking
The process where complex hydro carbons are broken into simpler ones
Alkane
A saturated hydro carbon
Alkene
An unsaturated hydro carbon that contains a double bond
Complete combustion
When fuel is burnt in a plentiful supply
Incomplete combustion
When a duel is burnt in a limited supply
Condensing
When a gas cools and turns into a liquid
Properties of short chain hydrocarbons
Low boiling points
High flammability
Low viscosity
Properties of an alkane
No double bonds
Saturated
5 first Alkanes
Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Pentane
Properties of carbon monoxide
Colourless odourless
Conditions needed for cracking
A catalyst
Steam