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7.1 Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock

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Crude oil is found in rocks and is used as the source of many fuels.

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Crude oil is a finite resource. What is meant by a finite resource?

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Crude oil is the remains of an ancient biomass. Name the organisms that this biomass mainly consisted of.

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Most of the compounds in crude oil are hydrocarbons. What is a hydrocarbon?

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Most of the hydrocarbons in crude oil are alkanes. Name the first two members of the homologous series of alkanes.

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7.1 Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /7.1 Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 7.1 Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock, covering 7.1.1 Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes, 7.1.2 Fractional distillation and petrochemicals, 7.1.3 Properties of hydrocarbons, and 7.1.4 Cracking and alkenes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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