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why do we do cracking?

to turn the lower demand, less useful, longer chain hydrocarbons into higher demand, more useful shorter chain hydrocarbons

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what are the conditions for catalytic cracking?

heating the hydrocarbon, in order to vaporise them

a catalyst is used, usually powdered aluminium oxide

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conditions for thermal (steam) cracking?

  • carried out at high temperatures

  • vaporised hydrocarbons are mixed with steam

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what are the products of cracking?

mixture of shorter alkanes and alkenes