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Organic Chemisrty
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- 1what is crude oila mixture of hydrocarbons
mainly alkanes,
formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient dead marine organisms buried in mud
petrol, diesel oil, kerosene, heavy fuel oil and liquefied petroleum
gases, are produced from crude oil - 2what are fossil fuelsFuel which is finite, eg Crude oil, coal and gas are fossil fuels
- 3Is crude oil infinite or finite?Crude oil is a finite resource
- 4Alkanes are saturated - they have only single bonds. Name 4methane
ethane
propane
butane - 5what is an alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon.
A compound of hydrogen and carbon only, with no C=C bonds - 6what is a alkeneUnsaturated hydrocarbon with a double bond between the carbon atoms
- 7what is hydrocarbonA compound that contains
hydrogen and carbon only - 8what is natural gasNatural gas mainly consists of methane.
It is used in domestic boilers, cookers and Bunsen burners, as well as in some power stations - 9what is coalformed from the remains of ancient forests. Its burned in power stations. Coal is mainly carbon but may also contain sulfur compounds, which produce sulfur dioxide when the coal is burned.
This gas is a cause of acid rain - 10how does fractional distillation work in terms of evaporation and condensation. explain image
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- GCSE Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) FlashCards sobre Organic Chemisrty, criado por Ben Curran em 23-02-2017.
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