Jul
06

Cracking hydrocarbons

Filed Under (10y3) by griggans on 06-07-2009



This experiment worked very well today :)
Students were able to heat the mineral oil (paraffin) with the porcelein chips as a catalyst. Very quickly ethene is produced and collected under water. this was tested with orangy yellow bromine water which turned colourless.

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