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Question 6

The table shows possible conditions and products for the cracking of alkanes.

Which row is correct?

Type of crackingConditionsMain products
AThermalHigh temperature, slight pressureMainly branched alkanes
BCatalyticHigh temperature, high pressureMainly alkenes
CThermalHigh temperature, high pressureHigh proportion of alkenes
DCatalyticHigh temperature, high pressureMainly branched alkanes and aromatics
A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

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Alkanes Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Alkanes

9 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Chemistry Alkanes, covering Fractional distillation of crude oil, Modification of alkanes by cracking, Combustion of alkanes, and Chlorination of alkanes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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