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Let's get cracking! But, what is hydrocarbon cracking? Chemistry scholars learn the how and why of a process that involves breaking long-chain alkanes down into smaller alkanes and an alkene. The narrator shows both common methods, as well as the variety of useful products the process makes.
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Instructional Ideas
- The resource can help to extend a lesson on hydrocarbon chemistry
- Group class members and assign research around the topic of hydrocarbon cracking and the pros and cons of the two methods shown in the video
Classroom Considerations
- Requires prior knowledge of alkane and alkene chemistry and their nomenclature
Pros
- The resource reinforces prior knowledge of the conservation of mass, balanced chemical equations, and use of catalysts
- Animation helps pupils link the original long-chain alkane to the variety of products that can result from cracking
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- None