Combined Science GCSE
Cracking
What Cracking means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Converts large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller molecules that are more useful as fuels or chemical feedstocks, producing a mixture.
A thermal decomposition reaction in which large hydrocarbon molecules are broken down into smaller, more useful molecules by heating.
Topics that use Cracking
- Cracking and alkenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition reaction
- Alkane
- Alkenes
- Bromine water
- Catalytic cracking
- Cracking of hydrocarbons
- Fractional distillation
- Fuels and energy resources
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