Cracking crude oil Flashcards
1
Q
What is cracking
A
Cracking is the splitting up long chain hydrocarbons from Fractional distillation into smaller molecules
2
Q
What type of reaction is Cracking
A
Thermal Decomposition
3
Q
What are the 2 types of products of cracking
A
Alkanes
Alkenes
4
Q
What catalyst is used in cracking
A
Aluminium oxide
5
Q
What do long chain- hydrocarbons make
A
Useless thick gloopy liquids like tar
6
Q
What are the 2 useful products of Cracking
A
Fuels
Ethene
7
Q
What is the use of fuels from cracking
A
Petrol for cars
Paraffin for Jets
8
Q
What is Ethene used for
A
Making plastics
9
Q
What does is the hydrocarbon split to make paraffin petrol and ethene
A
Diesel