Crude Oil Flashcards
Methane
h
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h-C- h
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hWhat is hydrocarbon ?
A hydrocarbon only contains carbon and hydrogen atoms joined together in a molecule or compound.
Ethane
H H
H - C -C - H
H H
Propane
H H H
H - C -C -C - H
H H H
Butane
H H H H
H - C -C -C -C - H
H H H H
Pentane
H H H H H
H - C -C -C -C -C - H
H H H H H
Hexane
H H H H H H
H - C -C -C -C -C -C - H
H H H H H H
Methane formula
CH
4
Ethane. Formula
C H
2 6
Propane Formula
C H
3 8
Butane Formula
C H
4 10
Pentane. Formula
C H
5 12
Hexane formula
C H
6 14
GENERAL FORMULA
H
Cn 2n+2
Crude oil is a _______ fuel and one of the most important substances in the world. It is a ________ of _____________ compounds.
Crude oil is a fossil fuel and one o the most important substances in the world. It is a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds.
Crude oil contains a mixture of _____________ ___________ these are mainly _________.
Crude oil contains a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds these are mainly alkanes.
Crude oil is a ______ resource.
Crude oil is a finite resource.
Where does crude oil come from?
Directly from the earths crust.
Crude oil is a complexed ________ of hundreds of __________.
Crude oil is a complexed mixture of hundreds of compounds.
What is Fractional distillation used to do?
Separate the mixture of hydrocarbon compounds in crude oil.
It separates the ___________ into different __________ depending on there ________ ________.
It separates the compounds into different fractions depending on there boiling point.
In the fractionation Colin where is it hottest and coolest?
Hottest at the bottom
Coolest at the top
Crude oil is __________ and put into the _________ of the column at about _______ most of it is _________.
Crude oil is heated and put into the bottom of the column at about 500degreesC most of it is vapour.
The vapours _____ ____through the column and condense back down to the column _________ at different positions in the column when the reach particular ________ ________.
The vapours rise up through the column and condense back down to the column liquids at different positions in the column when the reach particular boiling points.
