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Runny Oil Coursework.
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Runny Oil Coursework Introduction and rough background information Crude oil is a mixture of substances made from hydrogen and carbon (hydrocarbon), gasoline (petrol) is made from oil. How Oil Is Made.... It starts of as plankton in the sea v The plankton then dies and falls to the sea bed v The dead plankton is then covered in sand rocks and silt v At this point the plankton is at a low temperature and incredible pressure v The plankton does not decompose completely, due to the lack of oxygen and bacteria v A few million years later oil is formed v It is then split at high temperature into different fuels once extracted from the ground There are millions of organic chemicals, but they can be divided into groups called homologous series, all members of a homologous series when paired up will have a similar chemical pattern, for instance in the group of alkenes that we will investigate... Name Formula Melting Point (degrees Celsius) Boiling Point(degrees Celsius) Hexane C6H14 -95° 69° Octane C8H18 -57° 174° Decane C10H22 -30° 174° Dodecane C12H26 -10° 216° Hexadecane C16H34 17-19° 283° Alkenes I will be working with...
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