Hydrocarbons Flashcards
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How are hydrocarbons separated?
A
Using a fractional distillation column
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What is a hydrocarbon?
A
A compound made of hydrogen and carbon only
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What is it that separates the different sized hydrocarbons?
A
Their boiling point
3
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What is crude oil?
A
A mixture of different sized hydrocarbons
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How can you make large hydrocarbons smaller?
A
Cracking
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What is an alkane?
A
A compound made of hydrogen and carbon that has single bonds
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What is an alkene?
A
A compound made of hydrogen and carbon with a double bond
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What is the general formula for an alkane?
A
CnH2n+2
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What is the general formula for an alkene?
A
CnH2n
