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How is crude oil separated into different hydrocarbon fractions

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Fractional distillation

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How is crude oil formed

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Underground, over millions of years at high temperatures and pressure from the buried remains of plants and animals

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What is crude oil

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A complex mixture of lots of different hydrocarbons, containing molecules in which carbon atoms are in chains or rings an important source of useful substances

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What is a hydrocarbon

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Compounds which just contains hydrogen and carbon

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What are hydrocarbons mostly

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Alkanes

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What are fractions

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Simpler more useful mixtures containing groups of hydrocarbons of similar length

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What are the 3 non-renewable fractions made from crude oil

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Petrol, diesel, kerosene

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How is fractional distillation done

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The oil is heated until most of has turned to gas, the gas enters and fractionating column and the liquid is drained off

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What hydrocarbons have higher boiling points

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Longer hydrocarbons

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What do shorter hydrocarbons have

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Lower boiling points

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What does the fractionating column have

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A temperature gradient

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What are all the fractions made by crude oil

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Kerosene, petrol, bitumen, diesel, gases, fuel oil

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What is a homologous series?

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A family of molecules which have the same general formula and share similar chemical properties

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What are the two different homologous series of Hyde

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Alkanes and alkenes

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What does the sis sod a hydrocarbon determine

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It’s properties

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What are the physical properties determined by

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The intermolecular forces that hold the chains together

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Why do hydrocarbons make good fuels

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Because the combustion reactions that happen when you burn them in oxygen give out lots of energy - exothermic

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When does incomplete combustion happen

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When a hydrocarbon burns in a limited supply of oxygen

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Complete combustion word equation

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Hydrocarbon + oxygen — carbon dioxide + water

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Complete combustion symbol equation

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C(3)H(8) + 5O(2) — 3CO(2) + 4H(2)O

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What does incomplete combustion produce

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Toxic carbon monoxide and soot

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What does carbon monoxide do

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Combine with red blood cells and stop your blood fro, doing it’s proper job of carrying oxygen around the body

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What is the formula for alkanes

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C(n)H(2n+2)

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What does sulfur dioxide cause

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Acid rain

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What does acid rain do
Kills tress, damages limestone buildings and stone statues, makes metal corrode
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Pros of hydrogen
Very clean fuel, renewable resource
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Cons of hydrogen
You need a special expensive engine, hard to store
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What does cracking do
Turns long saturated (alkane) molecules into smaller unsaturated (alkene) molecules
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What is thermal decomposition
When one substance breaks down into at least 2 new ones when you heat it
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What does cracking produce lots of
Alkene molecules
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What is the catalyst used for cracking
Aluminium oxide
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What is a homologous series
A family of molecules which have the same general formula and share similar chem properties
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What happens in the complete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels
Carbon dioxide and water are produced and energy is given out
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What are gases used for
Domestic heating and cooking
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What is kerosene used for
Fuel for aircraft
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What is diesel oil used for
Fuel for some cars and trains
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What is fuel oil used for
Fuel for Large ships and in some power stations
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What is bitumen used for
To surface roads and roofs
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What are the 4 ways hydrocarbons in different fractions differ from each other
The number of carbon and hydrogen atoms their molecules contain, boiling points, ease of ignition, viscosity
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Why do big molecules have higher boiling points than small molecules
The intermolecular forces of attraction break a lot more easily in small molecules than in bigger molecules - the forces are much stronger between big molecules
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Why are shorter carbons easy to ignite
Because they have lower boiling points so tend to be gases as room temp, these gas molecules mix with oxygen in the air to produce a gas mixture which bursts into flames if it comes into contact with a spark
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What fractions have a higher viscosity
Fractions containing longer hydrocarbons
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When does incomplete combustion happen
When a hydrocarbon burns in a limited supply of oxygen
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How does carbon monoxide behave as a toxic gas
It can combine with red blood cells and stop your blood from doing its job of carrying oxygen around the body, a lack of oxygen in the blood supply to the brain can lead to fainting, a coma or death
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What does incomplete combustion produce
Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water, carbon(soot)
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What does soot do
Makes buildings look dirty, reduces air quality and can cause or worsen respiratory problems
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Where does sulfur dioxide come from
Sulfur impurities in the fossil fuels
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How is sulfuric acid formed
When sulfur dioxide mixes with clouds it formed dilute sulfuric acid which falls as acid rain
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What does acid rain do
Causes lakes to become acidic and many plants and animals die as a result, it kills trees, damages limestone buildings and stone statutes and can make metal corrode
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How are nitrogen oxides produced
Created from a reaction between oxygen in thr air and nitrogen, caused by the energy released by combustion reactions, for example, in the internal combustion engines of cada
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What do nitrogen oxides contribute to
Acid rain and can cause photochemical smog
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Advantages of using hydrogen instead of petrol as fuels for cars
Very clean, only waste product is water - no nasty pollutants, obtained from water which is renewable source
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DisAdvantages of using hydrogen instead of petrol as fuels for cars
U need a special expensive engine, hydrogen gas also needs to be manufactured which is expensive and often uses energy from o another source - burning fossil fuels which produces pollutants, hard to store and not widely available
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What is methane and where’s it found
Non renewable fossil fuel found in natural gas
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Why are a lot of the longer molecules produced from fractional distillation are cracked into smaller ones
There’s more demand for products like petrol and diesel than for bitumen and fuel oil
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Why is cracking useful
It helps to match the supply of fractions with the demand for them.
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How was the early atmosphere formed
By the gases produced from volcanic activity
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What was the earths early atmosphere thought to contain
Very little oxygen, water vapour, large amount of carbon dioxide, small amount of other gases
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How were oceans formed in the early atmosphere
Condensation of water vapour
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Why did the amount of co2 in the atmosphere decrease when oceans formed
It dissolves readily in water. As the oceans formed, carbon dioxide dissolved to form soluble carbonate compounds so its amount in the atmosphere decreased. Carbonate compounds were then precipitated as sedimentary rocks, eg limestone.
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How did the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere gradual increase
The growth of primitive plants used carbon dioxide and released o2 by photosynthesis so amount of o2 increased
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How do u test for o2
If a glowing splint relights
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What is the greenhouse effect
Various gases in the atmosphere including carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour absorb heat radiated from the earth subsequently releasing energy which keeps the earth hot
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How is methane increasing
Methane is produced in the digestive processes of certain livestock e.g. cattle, goats and camels
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How is the amount of co2 going up
Human population is increasing so there are more people respiring giving out more co2 And burning fossil fuels gives off lots of co2
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What are the effects of global warming
Changing rainfall patterns, Severe flooding due to polar icecaps melting

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