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By putting crude oil through a process called fractional distilation.

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How can quarternary alkanes be produced from lower alkyl halides?

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Which compound may be formed when alkanes are cracked?

When an alkane is cracked, alkenes and shorter alkanes are produced.


Where you can found alkanes in environment?

Alkanes can be found in natural gas deposits, petroleum reserves, and in fossil fuels such as coal and oil shale. They can also be produced by biological processes in anaerobic environments, such as in the digestive systems of animals.


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What come from crude oil alkanes or alkenes?

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Do alkanes contain phosphorus?

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Where do alkanes come from?

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Are longer chain alkanes more flammable than shorter chain alkanes?

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Hydrocarbons which have only single bonds between carbon atoms?

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What the advantages of using alkanes?

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Why alkanes called parafins?

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