Cracking Flashcards
1
Q
What is meant by cracking
A
A large alkane is broken down(cracked) to produce smaller, more useful molecules
2
Q
What are the two ways we can carry out cracking
A
Catalytic cracking and steam cracking
3
Q
What does cracking produce
A
Hydrocarbons called alkenes
4
Q
True or false alkanes more reactive than Alkenes
A
False
5
Q
How do we test for alkene
A
By using bromine water which is orange
6
Q
What happens to the bromine water when we shake the alkene
A
It becomes colourless
