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Flashcards by megan johnson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by megan johnson
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is crude oil | a finite resource found in rocks, it is the remains of ancient biomass that was buried in mud |
| what is crude oil made of | a mixture of a very large number of compounds, mostly hydrocarbons - molecules made of only hydrogen and carbon |
| What type of hydrocarbons are usually found in crude oil | Alkanes - the general formula for a series of alkanes is CnH2n+2 |
| What are the names of some alkanes | methane - CH₄ ethane - C₂H₆ propane - C3H8 butane - C₄H₁₀ |
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