Cracking
Cracking converts longer-chain hydrocarbons into shorter-chain hydrocarbons.
Cracking an alkane would give a shorter-chain alkane and an alkene.

Sign in free to see the rest of this lesson, the R.E.C.I.P.E. recall steps and the quiz
BrainCake is free. Make an account in seconds and pick up where this page stops.
More in Reactions and Reactive Species
All 20 lessons in Reactions and Reactive Species · All OCR A-level Organic Chemistry topics