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1
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Where is crude oil found?

A

Rocks

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What is crude oil the remains of?

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Ancient biomass consisting mainly of plankton that was buried in mud

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3
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What is crude oil a mixture of?

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A very large number of compounds

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4
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What are most of the compounds in cruise oil?

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Hydrocarbons

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5
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What are hydrocarbons?

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Molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms only

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6
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What are hydrocarbons in crude oil called?

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Alkanes

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What are the first four members of the alkanes?

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Methane, Ethane, propane, butane

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8
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What can the fractions in crude oil be processed to make?

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Fuels
Feedstock

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9
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What are some fuels we heavily depend on in a modern lifestyle that can be produced from crude oil?

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Petrol
Diesel
Kerosene
Heavy fuel oil
Liquefied petroleum gases

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10
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What are some useful materials which modern life depends on that are produced by the petrochemical industry?

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Solvent, lubricants, polymers, detergents.

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Why does the vast array of natural and synthetic carbon compounds occur?

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Due to the ability of carbon atoms to form families of similar compounds

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12
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What do some properties of hydrocarbons depend on?

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Size of their molecules
Boiling point
Viscosity
Flammability

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13
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What does the combustion of hydrocarbons fuels release?

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Energy

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14
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During combustion what happens to the carbon and hydrogen fuels?

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They are oxidised

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15
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What does the complete combustion of hydrocarbons release?

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Carbon dioxide and water

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16
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What can hydrocarbons be broken down to produce?

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Smaller more useful molecules

17
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What are two ways cracking can be done?

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Catalytic cracking
Steam cracking

18
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What are the conditions used for catalytic cracking?

A

Pressure
high temperature

19
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What’s the condition is used for steam cracking?

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Over 800°C
No catalyst

20
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What are the products of cracking?

A

Alkanes
Alkenes

21
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What are more reactive alkanes or Alkenes?

A

Alkenes

22
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What is the test for alkenes?

A

Bromine water

23
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What is the colour change when bromine water reacts of an alkene?

A

It becomes colourless

24
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What are Alkenes used to produce?

A

Polymers

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