Alkanes from Crude Oil
Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. This section breaks the topic into the three key industrial processes students need to recognise: fractional distillation, cracking and reforming.
Revision Notes
Work through each part of Edexcel Topic 6 in a structured sequence.
Fractional Distillation
Revise how crude oil is separated into fractions using differences in boiling temperature and chain length.
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Learn how long-chain hydrocarbons are broken into shorter alkanes and alkenes that are more useful as fuels and feedstocks.
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Review how straight-chain hydrocarbons are rearranged into branched or cyclic molecules to improve fuel quality.
Start revisingAlkanes from Crude Oil – Edexcel A Level Chemistry
The following specification points outline the knowledge and skills students are expected to demonstrate for Topic 6.
6B: Alkanes
Alkanes from Crude Oil – Edexcel A Level Chemistry
The following specification points outline the knowledge and skills students are expected to demonstrate for Topic 6.
6B: Alkanes
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