Hydrocarbons

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Compounds made only of carbon and hydrogen atoms are called ______________.

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hydrocarbons

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What is a hydrocarbon?

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A compound that contains only hydrogen and carbon atoms.

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What happens to the vapours of crude oil as they rise up through the fractionating column?

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They cool and condense.

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A substance with a high boiling point . . .

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Changes rapidly from a liquid to a gas at a high temperature.

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A substance with a low viscosity . . .

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Flows easily.

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What is the main component of natural gas?

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Methane (CH4), a simple hydrocarbon.

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What are alkanes?

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Saturated hydrocarbons with single bonds between carbon atoms.

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What are alkenes?

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Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing at least one double bond between carbon atoms.

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What is the significance of fractional distillation in the oil industry?

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It separates crude oil into different components based on boiling points.

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What is viscosity?

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A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow.