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What is the general equation for incomplete combustion?
Hydrocarbon + oxygen ~ carbon monoxide + carbon + water
What are the first 5 alkenes?
Ethene, propene, butene, pentene, hexene
What is the general formula for alkanes?
CnH2n+n
What is the general formula for alkenes?
CnH2n
What is the general equation for complete combustion?
Hydrocarbon + Oxygen ~ Carbon Dioxide + Water
What are the products of cracking?
An alkene and an alkane
What are the two types of cracking?
Steam and Catalytic cracking
How does catalytic cracking work?
Alkane and aluminium oxide catalyst heated to 500oC at moderate pressure
How does steam cracking work?
Alkane mixed with steam at 850oC at low pressure
What are the uses of alkenes?
Monomers in addition polymerisation to make plastics
What are the uses of alkenes?
Tarmac, fuels, paraffin wax,
What do alkenes and alkanes look like?
Colourless liquid
What is the test for alkenes
Bromine water- if the hydrocarbon doesn’t go orange it’s an alkene