Paper 2: Crude Oil Flashcards
1
Q
What is crude oil?
A
A complex mixture of hydrocarbons
Important source of useful substances
Finite resource
2
Q
What are hydrocarbons?
A
Compounds of carbon and hydrogen atoms ONLY
3
Q
How many covalent bonds can carbon atoms form?
A
4
4
Q
What bonds can be in a hydrocarbon molecule?
A
Carbon-Carbon
Carbon-hydrocarbon