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Question 1
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Crude oil is found in rocks and is used as the source of many fuels.

a.

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

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b.

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

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c.

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

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d.

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

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