Hydrocarbons Question 289

Question: A liquid hydrocarbon can be converted to gaseous hydrocarbon by [CPMT 1980; MP PMT 2001]

Options:

A) Cracking

B) Hydrolysis

C) Oxidation

D) Distillation under reduced pressure

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ \underset{Liquid}{\mathop{\underset{Hexane}{\overset{{}}{\mathop{C_6H _{14}}}}}}\xrightarrow{\Delta }\underset{Butane}{\mathop{C_4H _{10}}}+\underset{Gas}{\mathop{\underset{Ethene}{\mathop{C_2H_2}}}} $