Y1 Alkanes (O) Flashcards
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What is petroleum and a petroleum fraction?
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2
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Chemicals and temperatures in fractionating column
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3
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Hydrocarbons
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Substances containing only hydrogen and carbon
4
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Alkanes
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Fully saturated (only single bonds) hydrocarbons
5
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Alkane general formula
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C(n) H(2n+2) Except for cycloalkanes
6
Q
Trend in boiling point for alkanes
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7
Q
What breaks during fractional distillation?
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8
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Fractional distillation industrial process
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9
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What can happen to very high boiling point fractions?
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10
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Fractional distillation in the lab process
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11
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What is cracking?
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12
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Economic reasons for cracking?
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13
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Thermal cracking
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14
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Catalytic cracking
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15
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Fuel definition
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16
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Complete combustion
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17
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Incomplete combustion
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