CHAPTER 9 Flashcards
where is crude oil found
rocks
how is crude oil made
remains of sea life were buried in mud and layers of rock build up on top
this create the high pressure and temperature needed for crude oil
what conditions are needed for crude oil to form 3
no oxygen
high temperature
high pressure
what is crude oil
a mixture of different carbon compounds
what is a hydrocarbon
compounds containing carbon and hydrogen
what is a fraction
different substances with similar boiling points found in crude oil
formula and name of first alkane
methane CH4
formula and name of second alkane
ethane C2H6
formula and name of third alkane
propane C3H8
formula and name of fourth alkane
butane C4H10
how can you describe alkanes
saturated hydrocarbons
what is a saturated hydrocarbon
it contains as many hydrogen atoms as possible in each molecule
general formul of alkane
Cn H(2n+2)
which hydrocarbon burns and ignites best
short chain hydrocarbons
as the chain length increases, what happens to the boiling point of a hydrocarbon
it increases
as the chain length increases what happens to the velocity of a hydrocarbon
it decreases
what is the volality of a hydrocarbon
the tendency of a substance to turn into a gas
as the chain length increase what happens to the viscosity of a hydrocarbo
it gets thicker
higher viscosity
what is the viscosity of a substance
how easily it flows
what do the properties of each fraction depend on
the size of the hydrocarbon molecules in it
process of fractional distillation of crude oil
it is heated at the bottom of a tall column which is cooler at the top
the gases move up the column when they reach their boiling point they condense at the cooler temperature
they condense at different levels so can be connected
what are the products of complete combustion of hydrocarbons
carbon dioxide and water
when does incomplete combustion occur
when there isn’t enough oxygen
what happens to the hydrocarbon when complete combustion occurs
they are oxidised to form the products