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What is crude oil? |
A mixture of lots of diffrent compounds. formed from dead sea creatures over millions of years. |
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what is a hydrocarbon? |
A compound made only of hydrogen and carbon. |
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What is an alkane? |
A hydrocarbon. Alkanes have all single bonds. |
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Where do substances with high boilling points condense in the fractionating column? |
At the bottom |
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Where do substances with low boiling points condense in the fractionating column? |
At the top |
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Flamability |
Longer less flamible shorter more flamable |
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what gas is produced when there is not there is not enough oxygen to burn wood. |
Carbon minoxide |
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name 3 impurities that are produced when fossil fuel burns and state why they are harmful |
sulfurdioxide, poisonous gas |
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describe the causes anfd effects of global warming |
global warming caused by carbon dioxide, causing the average global tempreture to increase. |
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describe the effects of global dimming. |
being dark for longer |
