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Chemical reaction in which a large alkane molecule is broken down by heat into a smaller alkane and a small alkene molecule. The reaction is carried out at a high temperature (600°C/100°F or higher) and often in the presence of a catalyst. Cracking is a commonly used process in the petrochemical industry.
It is the main method of preparation of alkenes and is also used to manufacture petrol from the higher-boiling-point fractions that are obtained by the fractional distillation of crude oil (unrefined petroleum).
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addition polymerization
addition reaction
alkane
alkene
bitumen
butane
carbon
coal
condensation (chemistry)
covalent bond
cracking
crude oil
ethane
ethene
fossil fuel
fractional distillation
fractionating column
fuel
homologous series
hydrocarbon
isomer
kerosene
methane
monomer
natural gas
oil refinery
organic chemistry
paraffin
petrol
petroleum
plastic (chemistry)
polyethylene
polymer
polymerization
polystyrene
polythene
polyvinyl chloride
propane
PVC
saturated compound
unsaturated compound
addition reaction
alkane
alkene
bitumen
butane
carbon
coal
condensation (chemistry)
covalent bond
cracking
crude oil
ethane
ethene
fossil fuel
fractional distillation
fractionating column
fuel
homologous series
hydrocarbon
isomer
kerosene
methane
monomer
natural gas
oil refinery
organic chemistry
paraffin
petrol
petroleum
plastic (chemistry)
polyethylene
polymer
polymerization
polystyrene
polythene
polyvinyl chloride
propane
PVC
saturated compound
unsaturated compound
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