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Fuels Flashcards

1
Q

What is crude oil made up of?

A

Hydrocarbon

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2
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Are the hydrocarbon molecules chemically bonded

A

Nope it’s a mixture

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3
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Give an example of 2 type of fuels

A

1) petrol

2) diesel

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4
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What is the presses called to separate the different hydrocarbon?

A

Fractional distillation

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5
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What happens to the heated oil in the fractionating column?

A

It vaporizes and condenses Different hydrocarbon condense at different temperatures

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6
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Do long hydrocarbon chains condense at a high or low temperature

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High

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7
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Are short hydrocarbon molecules more flammable or less flammable?

A

more Flammable

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8
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Are short hydrocarbon chains more runny or thinker?

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Runny

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9
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Dose petrol have shorter or longer hydrocarbon than diesel?

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Petrol has shorter

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10
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Put the flowering in order with the longest hydrocarbon chain first? Naphtha, petrol, bitumen, fuel oil, kerosene, diesel

A

Bitumen, fuel oil, diesel, kerosene, naphtha, petrol

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11
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Complete combustion

Hydrocarbon + oxygen………………..

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-> Carbon dioxide + water

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12
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Completely combustion happens when ……

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When there’s plenty of OXYGEN

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13
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The hydrocarbon and carbon in the hydrocarbon have both ….

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Been oxidized

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14
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Completely combustion release

A

Lots of energy

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15
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Incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon is ………

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NOT safe

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16
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What colour is carbon monoxide

A

It’s colourless

17
Q

Carbon monoxide is ….

A

Very toxic ( poisonous )

18
Q

What do you need when burning fuels

A

You need lots of oxygen

19
Q

In complete combustion

Hydrocarbon + oxygen ->

A

Carbon +carbon monoxide + carbon oxygen + water

20
Q

What fossil fuel are released

A

Carbon dioxide and water vapour

21
Q

What causes acid rain

A

Sulfur dioxide

22
Q

When sulfur dioxide is mixed with clouds what dose it form

A

Sulfuric acid

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