Hydrocarbons as fuels

Question 1

What do short-chained alkanes burn to produce?

Answer 1

• Short-chain alkanes burn to produce CO2 and H20.

Question 2

When is CO produces?

Answer 2

• Carbon monoxide is produced if any fossil fuel is burned in a shortage of oxygen.

Question 3

What are short-chained alkenes and alkanes used for?

Answer 3

Short-chain alkanes are used as fuels, short-chain alkenes are used in polymer production.

Question 4

What is Cracking used for?

Answer 4

Cracking is used to break down long-chained saturated hydrocarbons to form a mixture of shorter-chained alkanes and alkenes. Catalytic cracking uses a zeolite catalyst at 450 C.

Question 5

What is Isomerisation?

Answer 5

Isomerisation is changing unbranched chains into branched chains.

Question 6

What is Reforming?

Answer 6

Reforming is…(need to find out).

Question 7

What is RON and what does it do?

Answer 7

RON rates how well a fuel burns; fuels close to 100 burn efficiently.