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    What Are Hydrocarbons? 2 Marks

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    Hydrocarbons are organic compounds made up solely of carbon and hydrogen. Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons that are separated based on properties like boiling point, volatility, viscosity, color, and combustibility. Fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil into fractions like gasoline, kerosene, and diesel by taking advantage of differences in hydrocarbon boiling points in a fractionating column.

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    Hydrocarbons are organic compounds made up solely of carbon and hydrogen. Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons that are separated based on properties like boiling point, volatility, viscosity, color, and combustibility. Fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil into fractions like gasoline, kerosene, and diesel by taking advantage of differences in hydrocarbon boiling points in a fractionating column.

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    Hydrocarbons are organic compounds made up solely of carbon and hydrogen. Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons that are separated based on properties like boiling point, volatility, viscosity, color, and combustibility. Fractional distillation is used to separate crude oil into fractions like gasoline, kerosene, and diesel by taking advantage of differences in hydrocarbon boiling points in a fractionating column.

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    1.

    Structure
    2. Formula
    3. Chemical and Physical Properties
    What are hydrocarbons? 2 Marks
    Hydrocarbons – Compounds made up of carbon and
    hydrogen only
    Not all organic compounds are hydrocarbons. Most
    Hydrocarbons are organic compounds.

    CARBON
    Organic Chemisty = Carbon Compounds
    To be an organic compound, the compound must have
    carbon however not all carbon compounds are organic.

    CRUDE OIL
    Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, that is, all crude oil
    compounds have carbon and hydrogen only.

    Factors upon which crude oils are separated and divided.


    1. Boiling Point – The larger the hydrocarbon, the greater
    the boiling point is.
    2. Volatility- The faster it evaporates the more volatile it is.
    3. Viscosity – Density of a certain part.
    4. Colour Darkness
    5. Combustibility – How easily a compound can burn.
    Why do we need to break up large hydrocarbons into smaller
    compounds? 3 Marks

    Fractional Distilation occurs in Fractionating Column.


    Fractional Distilation is used to separate crude oil into its
    fractions.
    Fractions Include – Refinary Gases, Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel
    Oil, Fuel oil and Bitumen.

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