Organic chemistry Flashcards
What is crude oil?
A finite resource
How and where was crude oil made?
- Found in porous rocks in earth crust
- Formed over millions of years from remains of plankton
What are hydrocarbons?
A compound
What are hydrocarbons made from?
Hydrogen and carbon
The larger the hydrogen the What?
- More viscous
- Higher the B.P
- less volatile
- less easily it ignites
How is crude oil seperated?
By fractional distillation
What is an alkane?
They are saturated hydrocarbons
What is the formula for an alkane?
C(n)H(2n+2)
What happens during combustion?
- Both carbon and hydrogen are oxidised
- Energy is released
- Waste products are produced and are released into atmosphere
What could happen if combustion is not complete?
Carbon monoxide could be produced
What is carbon monoxide?
It is a colourless, odourless and toxic gas
What is the process of hydrocarbons?
When large chain hydrocarbons are broken into shorter more useful hydrocarbons
What happens during thermal cracking?
- The hydrocarbon is heated until vaporised
- Vapour is passed over a hot catalyst
What do Alkenes form?
A double bond between the carbons
What are Alkenes described as?
Unsaturated hydrocarbons