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Alkanes, alkenes and how we get them from crude oil

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Crude oil is split into hydrocarbons of different chain lengths through _____________ distilation

Fractional

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Simple distillation is the splitting up of a mixture that has different ___________ points

Boiling

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Are alkanes saturated or unsaturated?

Saturated

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Is hexene and alkane or an alkene?

Alkene (ends in -ene)

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Is propane an alkane or an alkene?

Alkane

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Cracking splits up long chain alkanes into .......

smaller alkanes AND alkenes

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Why is cracking necessary?

To make more useful molecules

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What is a finite resource?

A resource that will run out

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Is crude oil a renewable or finite resource?

Finite

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What does bromine water test for?

C=C/unsaturation

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A liquid turned bromine water colourless, was it an alkane or an alkene?

Alkene

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Name something we can make from alkenes.

Polymers or other chemicals

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Name a use of the hydrocarbons from crude oil.

Tarmacing roads, Jet fuels, car fuel, for cooking (gas hob etc)

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On food labels we see saturated and unsaturated fats. Which fats have carbon carbon double bonds? (C=C)

unsaturated

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What is a hydrocarbon?

A molecule made of hydrogen and carbon only

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What is crude oil a mixture of?

Hydrocarbons of different chain lengths

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