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Crude oil + natural gas Flashcards

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1
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How are natural gas and crude oil formed

A

underground over millions of years, high pressure and temps from animal and plants remains

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2
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What are natural gas and crude oil

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finite resources

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3
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What is crude oil?

A

complex misture of lots of different hhydrocarbons

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4
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What is a hydrocarbon

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compound which contains hydrogen and carbon atoms only

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5
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WHat is alkane general formula

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CnH2n+2

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6
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What are hydrocarbons soperated into

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fractions

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7
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How are fractions seperated

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fractional distilation

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8
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What is natural gas

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mixture of hydrocarbons in the gas state

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9
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Where does fractional distillation happen

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fractionating column

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Where is the column the hottest

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the bottom

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11
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What is the order of the fractions

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-gases
-Petrol
-Kerosene
-Diesel oil
-Fuel oil
Bitumen

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12
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What are gases used for

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heating and cooking

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13
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What is petrol used for

A

fuel for car

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14
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What is Kerosene used for

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fuel for aircraft

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15
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What is diesel oil used for

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fuel for some cars and trains

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What is fuel oil used for

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fuel large ships and some power stations

17
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What is bitumen used for

A

surfacing roads

18
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What are alkanes

A

hydrocarbons that have a single convalent bond

19
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What is a homologous series

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family of molecules whoch have same general formula and share similar chemical proporties

20
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Why do larger molecules have a higher boilling point

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intermolecular

21
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What catalyst is used for crackingr

A

powdered aluminium oxide

22
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Describe the cracking process

A

vaporised hc passed over catalyst

23
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What does craking break into

A

shorter alkane + alkene

24
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What id the general formula for alkenes

A

CnH2n

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