Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 22 - Hydrocarbon Compounds - 22.5 Hydrocarbons From Earth's Crust - 22.5 Lesson Check - Page 786: 37

Answer

Amounts of products obtained by fractional distillation don't match demands. Cracking breaks down hydrocarbons into smaller components that are more useful.

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Amounts of products obtained by fractional distillation don't match demands. Cracking breaks down hydrocarbons into smaller components that are more useful.
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