Alkanes

33. ​​ M/J​​ 2014/P12/Q34

Which process is an example of cracking?

A​​ C2H4​​ + H2O → C2H5OH

B​​ C3H6​​ + H2​​ → C3H8

C​​ C3H8​​ + 5O2​​ → 3CO2​​ + 4H2O

D​​ C4H10​​ → C2H4​​ + C2H6

 

Answer: ​​ D

Explaination

Cracking is a process in which long carbon chain alkane molecules broken up into smaller molecules.

Here in the above equation, a single large alkane molecule octane​​ (C8H18)​​ undergo cracking to produce butane​​ (C4H10)​​ molecule and ethene​​ (C2H4)​​ molecules.

 

C8H18  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ ---------------------------------->C4H10 +​​ C2H4

Octane  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​  ​​​​ ​​ butane  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ ethene