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Which type of hydrocarbon molecules, short-chain or long-chain, are the most useful? |
Short-chain molecules are the molecules which tend to more useful. |
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What are short-chain molecules good for? |
Short-chain molecules make good fuels as they burn well. They are very flammable. |
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What does the boiling point of a hydrocarbon depend on? |
The boiling point of a hydrocarbon depends on the size of its molecules. |
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Boiling point |
The temperature at which the liquid boils or the gas condenses. |
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Volatility |
The tendency to turn into a gas. |
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Viscosity |
How easily it flows. |
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Flammability |
How easily it burns. |
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What properties do short-chain hydrocarbons have? |
• Low boiling point.
• Low viscosity (very runny.) • Very flammable. • High volatility. |
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What properties do long-chain hydrocarbons have? |
• High boiling point.
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