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What is produced alongside water during incomplete combustion due to insufficient oxygen?
Which compound in a catalytic converter helps convert harmful products into stable substances?
What type of pollution can carbon particulates cause when released into the air?
Which process removes sulfur impurities from waste products to prevent acid rain?
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What initiates the reaction process when alkanes react with halogens in the presence of UV light?
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What is the main effect of incomplete combustion on the environment?
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During the propagation stage of alkane reactions with halogens, what happens to hydrogen?
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Which term describes the process of two radicals combining to form a stable product?
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What is the primary process used to separate crude oil into its individual hydrocarbons?
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In fractional distillation, where are products with short carbon chains collected?
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What are the typical reaction conditions for thermal cracking?
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What is the main product of complete combustion of alkanes?
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What does catalytic cracking primarily produce?
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Why are longer carbon chains typically broken down?
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Which component helps facilitate catalytic cracking?
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Which statement regarding boiling points in fractional distillation is correct?
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Study Notes
Fractional Distillation
- Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons with varying chain lengths.
- Fractional distillation is a process used to separate crude oil into individual fractions.
- The process relies on the different boiling points of hydrocarbons due to their chain lengths.
- Longer carbon chains have higher boiling points and condense lower in the fractionating column.
- Shorter carbon chains have lower boiling points and condense higher in the fractionating column.
Cracking
- Cracking breaks down longer (less useful) hydrocarbon chains into smaller, more useful molecules.
- This involves breaking carbon-carbon bonds under harsh conditions.
- Thermal Cracking uses high temperatures and pressures to produce alkanes and alkenes.
- Catalytic Cracking uses lower temperatures and a zeolite catalyst to produce aromatic compounds.
Combustion of Alkanes
- Alkanes are good fuels due to their energy release during combustion.
- Complete combustion with sufficient oxygen results in carbon dioxide and water.
- Incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide and water due to insufficient oxygen.
- Carbon monoxide is toxic and odorless, posing health risks.
Catalytic Converters
- Catalytic converters are used to remove harmful combustion products.
- A rhodium catalyst converts carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides into CO2 and H2O.
Carbon Particulates
- Incomplete combustion can produce carbon particulates, which are unburned hydrocarbon fragments.
- Carbon particulates are harmful to human health, contributing to respiratory problems.
Flue Gas Desulfurisation
- Sulfur impurities in fuels lead to the formation of H2SO4, contributing to acid rain.
- Flue gas desulfurisation removes sulfur impurities using calcium oxide and gypsum.
Chlorination of Alkanes
- Alkanes react with halogens in the presence of UV light to form halogenoalkanes.
- This reaction proceeds through a mechanism involving free radicals.
- Initiation: Halogen molecules break down into free radicals upon exposure to UV light.
- Propagation: Free radicals attack alkanes, replacing hydrogen atoms and regenerating the halogen radicals.
- Termination: Two free radicals combine to form stable products, ending the chain reaction.
- Multiple substitutions can occur, making the process a chain reaction.
- Reaction conditions can be adjusted to favor termination and limit substitution.
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This quiz covers the processes of fractional distillation and cracking of hydrocarbons. Learn how crude oil is separated into fractions based on boiling points and how cracking transforms larger molecules into smaller, usable ones. Understand the importance of these processes in the production of fuels.
