Chapter 21: Hydrocarbons and Crude Oil

C10H22

So ________ is a hydrocarbons, but CO2 isnt because it contains oxygen.

Petrochemical industry

________ uses some of the hydrocarbons as a feedstock to make new compounds for uses in things like polymers, solvents, lubricants and detergents.

Waste products

________ are carbon dioxide and water vapour.

Alkanes

________ are the simplest type of hydrocarbon you can get.

hydrocarbon

A(n) ________ is any compound that is formed from carbon and hydrogen atoms only.

Crude oil

________ is a mixture of lots of different hydrocarbons.

Long chain molecules

________ are split apart on the surface of the specks of catalyst.

Hydrocarbons

________ are used as fuels due to the large amount of energy released.

Alkenes

________ are used as a starting material when making lots of other compounds and polymers.

Alkanes

________ are saturated compounds, each carbon atoms forms four single covalent bonds.

Hydrocarbon + oxygen

Carbon dioxide + water

Mixture

Combination that can be separated

Fractions in crude oil

LPG, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Petrol, Diesel Oil

Fractions

Different amount of hydrocarbons, so different characteristics

thermal decomposition

breaking molecules down by heating them

Cracking

splitting up long chain hydrocarbons

Crude oil

made of dead plants and animals from millions of years ago