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Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Crude Oil, Hydrocarbons and Alkanes

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Crude oil is a finite resource. Petrol and other fuels are produced from it using fractional distillation. Cracking is used to convert long alkanes into shorter, more useful hydrocarbons. Links are provided for a video and a test.

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Concepts
alkenes, crude oil, supply and demand
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Additional Tags
bbc, bbc: gcse bitesize: crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes, cracking, cracking and alkenes, gcse bitesize, the structure of hexane, various methods can be used for cracking, eg catalytic cracking and steam cracking, reasons for cracking
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)