Cracking

• What is cracking?

  Breaking down large hydrocarbons into smaller, more useful ones.
• What are the two types of cracking?

  Catalytic cracking and steam cracking.
• Why is cracking important?

  It produces alkenes and smaller alkanes, which are more useful.
• What is steam Cracking?

  Uses high temperatures and steam to break down large hydrocarbons.
• What is catalytic cracking?

  Uses a catalyst (silica-alumina) to break large hydrocarbons, typically at lower temperatures.