Uses of Cracking of Crude Oil

Question 1

What does cracking mean?

Answer 1

Splitting up long-chain hydrocarbons

Question 2

What type of reaction is cracking?

Answer 2

A thermal decomposition reaction

Question 3

What is the first step of cracking?

Answer 3

apply heat too long-chain hydrocarbons to vaporise them

Question 4

What is the second step of cracking?

Answer 4

The vapor is passed over a hot powered aluminum oxide catalyst

Question 5

What is the third step of cracking?

Answer 5

long-chain molecules split apart on the surface of the specks of catalyst - this is catalytic cracking