Cracking & Alkenes (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry): Flashcards
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Type of hydrocarbon that alkanes are
Type of hydrocarbon that alkanes are
Saturated hydrocarbons
General formula for alkanes
General formula for alkanes
Type of hydrocarbon that alkenes are
Type of hydrocarbon that alkenes are
Unsaturated hydrocarbons
General formula for alkenes
General formula for alkenes
What cracking does to hydrocarbons
What cracking does to hydrocarbons
Breaks them into shorter, more useful molecules
Products when decane is cracked
Products when decane is cracked
Octane and ethene
Conditions for catalytic cracking
Conditions for catalytic cracking
High temperature and a catalyst
Conditions for steam cracking
Conditions for steam cracking
Steam & high temp, no catalyst
Why cracking is essential
Why cracking is essential
Higher demand for shorter-chain hydrocarbons
Flammability of shorter hydrocarbons
Flammability of shorter hydrocarbons
More flammable
What crude oil is a mixture of
What crude oil is a mixture of
Hydrocarbons called alkanes and alkenes
Type of bonds in alkanes
Type of bonds in alkanes
Only single covalent bonds between carbon atoms
Bonding feature of alkenes
Bonding feature of alkenes
At least one double bond between two carbon atoms