Cracking & Alkenes (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry): Quizzes
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What is the general formula for alkanes?
What is the general formula for alkanes?
What is the general formula for alkenes?
What is the general formula for alkenes?
What does it mean for a hydrocarbon to be saturated?
What does it mean for a hydrocarbon to be saturated?
It has no double bonds
What does it mean for a hydrocarbon to be unsaturated?
What does it mean for a hydrocarbon to be unsaturated?
It has at least one double bond
What is cracking?
What is cracking?
Breaking long hydrocarbons into shorter
What products can decane be cracked into?
What products can decane be cracked into?
Octane and ethene
What does catalytic cracking use?
What does catalytic cracking use?
High temperature and a catalyst
What does steam cracking involve?
What does steam cracking involve?
Steam and high temp, no catalyst
Why is cracking essential?
Why is cracking essential?
Higher demand for shorter chains
What property makes shorter hydrocarbons better fuels?
What property makes shorter hydrocarbons better fuels?
They are more flammable
What type of bonds exist between carbon atoms in alkanes?
What type of bonds exist between carbon atoms in alkanes?
Only single covalent bonds