C9 - Crude Oil and Fuels - C9.1 Done Flashcards
Why can a change in fuel prices be so important to the world’s economy?
As every one uses fuels and crude oil for things, such as in petrol and energy, and so a change in its prices is a change that everyone would have to pay because they will still need the product (price insensitivity is high / it is a commodity)
What is crude oil?
A finite resource found in rocks that can be refined to make many things or burned itself for energy. It was fired from the compression of many dead animals and plants over a very long time
What is a hydrocarbon?
A substance that contains only hydrogen and carbon atoms
What does crude oil consist of?
Many different types of hydrocarbons
Which is crude oil straight from the ground not much use?
As it has too many substances within it, all with different boiling points and qualities
What is distillation?
A method of separating substances by heating them and using their different boiling points to find which is which
What is an alkane?
A saturated hydrocarbon, all of the carbon - carbon bonds are single covalent bonds, meaning there is the maximum amount of hydrogens attached to each of them
What is the general formula for alkanes?
Cn H2n+2
