Cracking Process Overview
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📐 Cracking Process Overview
Figure 1: Cracking breaks a long alkane into a shorter alkane and an alkene (C=C double bond, blue). Catalytic cracking uses a zeolite catalyst at lower temperatures; thermal cracking uses very high heat.
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What is cracking in chemistry?
Describe the conditions used in thermal cracking and state the types of product formed.
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