Cracking a hydrocarbon

You can find instructions for this experiment at www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/re...
Liquid paraffin (a mixture of alkanes of chain length C20 and greater) is vaporised and passed over a hot pumice stone catalyst. A gaseous product is obtained which is flammable and which will decolorise bromine water and acidified permanganate ions. The same apparatus and method can be used to dehydrate ethanol.

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  • @sullyvan151
    @sullyvan1514 жыл бұрын

    The longest 7 min video i have ever seen

  • @johnsamosa3927

    @johnsamosa3927

    4 жыл бұрын

    lol yeah

  • @lucasvan8707

    @lucasvan8707

    4 жыл бұрын

    True. But it was still useful tho

  • @sullyvan151

    @sullyvan151

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johnsamosa3927 thx for the reply

  • @sullyvan151

    @sullyvan151

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lucasvan8707 i agree

  • @johnsamosa3927

    @johnsamosa3927

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sullyvan151 youre welcome

  • @ajaibbbbbb
    @ajaibbbbbb3 жыл бұрын

    POV: Mrs Barnfield has forced you to watch this video and summarise what it is about

  • @isabelle4680

    @isabelle4680

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @whistle168

    @whistle168

    3 жыл бұрын

    At least you got it right this time

  • @shampoofairy6592

    @shampoofairy6592

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah it’s a mrs bunting lmao

  • @joe9392

    @joe9392

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can u send me ur write up boss

  • @biggestcurrymuncher55

    @biggestcurrymuncher55

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s not her, it was Mr Peanut

  • @kermitthefrog954
    @kermitthefrog9543 жыл бұрын

    POV: The legend Mrs Barnfield wants uses KZread videos to demonstrate cus she's hip with the kids.

  • @naomiomiomiomi
    @naomiomiomiomi3 жыл бұрын

    thanks mr hoyland. totally needed this today.

  • @mariomaruf
    @mariomaruf12 жыл бұрын

    They allow for seperate pathways through which you go from the same reactants to products with less activation energy. Solid catalysts like platinum and palladium hold the molecules of the reactants down so they can react more easily, and they then push off the products, something very important for good catalysts. Cataysts need not be solid as long as they make for a mechanism in which they're not used up. Fast colliding particles in the appropriate spatial orientation lead to reactions.

  • @ep5659

    @ep5659

    7 ай бұрын

    Pumice isn't solid?

  • @Rottingbodies
    @Rottingbodies Жыл бұрын

    Honestly just here because I nearly fell asleep watching this in my science lesson because it was so relaxing 💀

  • @ullar.alekse382
    @ullar.alekse3826 жыл бұрын

    thank you for savinng my chemistry GCSE

  • @MyKittyKat7
    @MyKittyKat712 жыл бұрын

    Bare complicated words...

  • @Langshot

    @Langshot

    2 жыл бұрын

    yo my kitty kat g

  • @aaryanramani1699
    @aaryanramani16993 жыл бұрын

    Why is porous pot catalyst used normally in this reaction? How exactly does it reduce the activation energy?

  • @justnext2you
    @justnext2you12 жыл бұрын

    Why is the catalyst heated strongly before the oil is warmed ? would evaporate too quickly ?

  • @bookianaunroblox661
    @bookianaunroblox66111 ай бұрын

    I loved it, your science is very amazing!

  • @elreefi4344
    @elreefi43447 жыл бұрын

    Extremely useful! Thank you

  • @elliottforest5085
    @elliottforest5085 Жыл бұрын

    love the video.What a watch!!!Extremely exciting.thanks kiddos

  • @Hcollector
    @Hcollector11 жыл бұрын

    Link at the end of the video is unavaliable!

  • @Daedaleanite
    @Daedaleanite10 жыл бұрын

    Agree strongly with Stephen - a Bunsen valve is easy to make and adds safety. About 3cm of rubber tubing that fits over the end of the delivery tube. Make a longitudinal slit in the tubing with a scalpel, about 1cm long and then plug the end of the rubber tubing with a short length of glass rod. NB if using bits of broken stirring rods, be very careful as they will have sharp edges that are best removed by polishing the broken surfaces in a hot Bunsen flame.

  • @warmonger12z

    @warmonger12z

    Жыл бұрын

    I was wondering why there wasn't an anti-suckback assembly on the delivery tube

  • @EddieTheH

    @EddieTheH

    Жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same, basically like a brake bleeder.

  • @pinpage9270
    @pinpage92707 жыл бұрын

    what is the catalyst used in industries in cracking? what did she say?

  • @athayandachanti535
    @athayandachanti5353 жыл бұрын

    How the paraffin absorbed by the mineral cotton wool undergoes cracking to form these different organic compounds.

  • @reon7030
    @reon70303 жыл бұрын

    POV: u wanna watch attack on Titan but a certain teacher makes u watch this instead 🤬😔

  • @izziee9526

    @izziee9526

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @pikazu2578

    @pikazu2578

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @whistle168

    @whistle168

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Titan

  • @reisates5047

    @reisates5047

    3 жыл бұрын

    same ;/

  • @biggestcurrymuncher55

    @biggestcurrymuncher55

    3 жыл бұрын

    im more a full metal alchemist fan ngl

  • @EDUARDO12348
    @EDUARDO1234810 жыл бұрын

    her voice is so professional and Discovery channel like

  • @cOdeX213
    @cOdeX2137 жыл бұрын

    does this mean that the silica gel powder from chromatography or a silica gel from shoe boxes can be used as catalyst?

  • @spideybot
    @spideybot2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this video!

  • @petereng99
    @petereng999 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It help a lot

  • @ezchem3139
    @ezchem31395 жыл бұрын

    Very relevant experiment to enhance the knowledge on hydrocarbons

  • @aqibadnan
    @aqibadnan7 ай бұрын

    Thats very interesting. Mam can you kindly give us the procedure of isolating N decane from paraffin

  • @chemsandeep
    @chemsandeep18 күн бұрын

    Awesome video. A very important petrochemical refinery cracking reaction in a test tube. Can anybody tell me what is difference between cracking and reforming? , as i often see the same type of catalyst and temp. are used in both cases and also product is sometimes similar.

  • @viettankhuu4668
    @viettankhuu466810 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I intend to use ZSM-5 as catalyst for cracking Straight-run heavy naphtha (80-180 deg-C) to improve RONC. Please advice me this idea is good or not? What reactions will happen? What products will we receive? Best regards, Thanks!

  • @sisyphus645

    @sisyphus645

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think you got your answer by now

  • @alaziziomar_

    @alaziziomar_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sisyphus645 lmao

  • @lexie5772
    @lexie57723 жыл бұрын

    just so you know miss Kennedy, no one listened to this :)

  • @pranavguitarist
    @pranavguitarist12 жыл бұрын

    For this experiment my chem class used Aluminium Oxide as a catalyst. I do understand that the catalyst decreases the amount of energy required to break the Carbon-Carbon bonds. however, how does it do so? Thanks

  • @josh2232

    @josh2232

    4 жыл бұрын

    pranavguitarist the catalyst lowers the activation energy, requiring a low amount of energy (heat) to break bonds between the carbons then break into smaller chains/ lengths of carbon thus producing derivatives of larger hydrocarbons

  • @fatihahaider7165
    @fatihahaider71656 жыл бұрын

    U r magician !

  • @ianyang9298
    @ianyang92988 жыл бұрын

    I'm confused about the last conclusion made about the last tube: Is it alkane or alkene you meant? ALKANE with a carbon-carbon double bond is contradictory...

  • @vmelkon

    @vmelkon

    7 жыл бұрын

    The text at 6:26 says alkene.

  • @gabriellaashong

    @gabriellaashong

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ian Yang An alkane has only one carbon to carbon covalent bond where as an alkene will have 2 carbon to carbon covalent bond and therefore it is unsaturated as the carbon atoms aren't bonded to the maximum amount of atoms. this make it reactive and so able to decolourise bromine water.

  • @Divalish.

    @Divalish.

    6 жыл бұрын

    gabriella ashong thank you!! 💪❤

  • @paramvirseth6038
    @paramvirseth60383 жыл бұрын

    Wow very knowledgeable

  • @carlosvega7548
    @carlosvega75488 жыл бұрын

    excellent video.. i wish you can ellaborate more on the function of the catalyst.. some good comments below though.

  • @Keato20
    @Keato206 жыл бұрын

    What is the reason the alkanes are collected first before the alkenes? Thanks

  • @manoel2519

    @manoel2519

    4 жыл бұрын

    @K dogg Yes

  • @aryanisverycool

    @aryanisverycool

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's because alkanes are single bonds and therefore are formed easier and come out first. Hopefully you see this even if I'm 4 years late

  • @DidacticEditions
    @DidacticEditions6 жыл бұрын

    I understand how catalysts of this sort act, but I don't understand how this works as the catalysts sits to the bottom so the parafin doesn't necesarily goes through the stones

  • @leifercontreras4949
    @leifercontreras4949 Жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing, good video, I have a couple of doubts, how hot should it be...? Why can't the catalyst and the paraffin be put together...? What happens if I put them together...? using alumina as a catalyst has the same effect...? Thank you for your help...

  • @bueeenterprises3769

    @bueeenterprises3769

    Жыл бұрын

    this was posted 12 years ago, but id be happy to help with your questions

  • @leifercontreras4949

    @leifercontreras4949

    Жыл бұрын

    Please and thank you, of course, I saw that the video is from a long time ago but it caught my attention, if you can help me with what temperature the catalyst must reach and why it must be separated from the paraffin, that would be great...

  • @Mass-jab-death-2025

    @Mass-jab-death-2025

    7 ай бұрын

    The catalyst provides a large surface area for the cracking reaction to occur. Saturating the catalyst (wetting it with the feed stock) lowers the temperature due to the (endothermic action of evaporation) and stops the reaction. The surface area of the catalyst has to remain at a high enough temperature and this can only occur when the feed stock in contact with the catalyst is a vapour. @@leifercontreras4949

  • @rizalinopunix5868
    @rizalinopunix58687 жыл бұрын

    may I beg your pardon! what is the name of that catalyst, the one that looks like chips?

  • @ataphelicopter5734

    @ataphelicopter5734

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pumice stone

  • @xoox164
    @xoox1647 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @annariley4771
    @annariley47712 жыл бұрын

    omg dr wong, im ur biggest fan

  • @HAZFRAME
    @HAZFRAME11 жыл бұрын

    Stop seducing me with your knowledge of organic chemistry

  • @Tore_Lund

    @Tore_Lund

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Avoid suckback" needs to be on a T-shirt!

  • @user-yk7mp8yp8x
    @user-yk7mp8yp8x4 жыл бұрын

    i love cracking! (paraffin)

  • @bobbenny5180

    @bobbenny5180

    3 жыл бұрын

    More of a meth person myself

  • @johnblacksuperchemist2556
    @johnblacksuperchemist25562 жыл бұрын

    GREAT VIDEO

  • @RuhinShahebOfficial
    @RuhinShahebOfficial7 жыл бұрын

    very nice

  • @xVENOMZx
    @xVENOMZx6 жыл бұрын

    why do we use mineral wool, both instead of normal wool or no wool?

  • @hpkperera1172

    @hpkperera1172

    5 жыл бұрын

    If cotton wool is used it may catch fire

  • @bilbo_gamers6417

    @bilbo_gamers6417

    3 жыл бұрын

    cotton wool could combust partially and contaminate the product

  • @xVENOMZx

    @xVENOMZx

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bilbo_gamers6417 appreciate the response but 2 years too late, I’m studying chemical engineering at uni rn dude

  • @bilbo_gamers6417

    @bilbo_gamers6417

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@xVENOMZx glad to help :)

  • @NaClO3
    @NaClO311 жыл бұрын

    Bel pezzo di chimica!

  • @melllowvibe
    @melllowvibe4 жыл бұрын

    What gas is released?

  • @MrAnonymous2525
    @MrAnonymous252511 жыл бұрын

    I dont really get the double bond thing.. is she saying that double bond solution comes with a liquid that when mixed w/ mineralized compound, will turn to colorless solution?

  • @sougataghar1179

    @sougataghar1179

    4 жыл бұрын

    alkene means double bond

  • @EdwardTriesToScience
    @EdwardTriesToScience3 жыл бұрын

    Wait. Isn't mineral wool the name for asbestos? Edit: Its not, but still not good to breath in

  • @WojciechP915
    @WojciechP91512 жыл бұрын

    Would this work with vegetable oil?

  • @ataphelicopter5734

    @ataphelicopter5734

    4 жыл бұрын

    No

  • @sapphirenyalatkuoth7530
    @sapphirenyalatkuoth75303 жыл бұрын

    Ten years later,wow, it really helped me

  • @pragyagonekar8444
    @pragyagonekar84443 ай бұрын

    Her voice is so satisfying ❤

  • @AdamBT18
    @AdamBT183 жыл бұрын

    I love how she says you need a compatent assistent XD

  • @crudeoilsystems
    @crudeoilsystems13 жыл бұрын

    this is quality stuff here!

  • @silicon8533
    @silicon85332 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting experiment and wonderful execution.

  • @TheAbzstarr
    @TheAbzstarr12 жыл бұрын

    @mayblue119 click cc at the bottom of the screen and click transcribe audio

  • @mdnsoundtrack555
    @mdnsoundtrack5558 жыл бұрын

    this is amazinggg!!!!

  • @sundararajann6007
    @sundararajann60075 жыл бұрын

    can we use this method to find adulteration of mineral oil in edible oil?

  • @ataphelicopter5734

    @ataphelicopter5734

    4 жыл бұрын

    No. This is alkanes and alkenes, not lipids

  • @kevinlcarlson

    @kevinlcarlson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe using thin layer chromatography

  • @rivyon1016
    @rivyon10162 жыл бұрын

    but why cant we use cotton wool for this experiment?

  • @rizwanariazriaz4138
    @rizwanariazriaz413810 жыл бұрын

    Gr8 video

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland874 жыл бұрын

    Is the pumice stone selected as a catalyst for its physical properties, or its chemical properties?

  • @jennaleeforu
    @jennaleeforu13 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much. this is a great video!

  • @kavinayaapirapagaran6829
    @kavinayaapirapagaran68293 жыл бұрын

    if your teacher asked you to make notes/summarise and you don't want to listen to the whole thing, click the three dots, then click 'open transcript'

  • @adityashijikumar1131

    @adityashijikumar1131

    3 жыл бұрын

    didn't realise that lol, good eye!

  • @MuzikBike
    @MuzikBike7 жыл бұрын

    Could you also test for the presence of unsaturated hydrocarbons by passing it through hydrogen and weighing it before and after with a precise enough scale?

  • @ahmedhossam8741

    @ahmedhossam8741

    5 жыл бұрын

    You can test for it using bromine water

  • @_Guessy

    @_Guessy

    8 ай бұрын

    yeah

  • @FUNNYVIDEOS-up5vt
    @FUNNYVIDEOS-up5vt2 жыл бұрын

    Great

  • @salmanihabiba2950
    @salmanihabiba29504 жыл бұрын

    Thank you mam

  • @Altanthares
    @Altanthares11 жыл бұрын

    Both the bromine and the permanganate can oxidize the hydrocarbons if they have double bonds. Since these oxidated compounds are colourless and their formation depletes the colourful reactant, you can witness the colour change. Eg: CH2=CH2 (colorless) + Br2 (orange) --> BrCH2-CH2Br (colorless) [ethylene + bromine --> 1,2-dibromoethane]

  • @ep5659

    @ep5659

    7 ай бұрын

    Oxidated? I think you mean oxidized. I'm going to assume this was a brainfart, since you used the present temse, oxidize, properly. Either that, or perhaps English isn't your first language. But the chemistry checks out. No pseudoscience here.

  • @ep5659

    @ep5659

    7 ай бұрын

    Now that I think about it, I recall this was one of the first reactions I learned about. Reacting a halogen with an alkene to replace the double bond with a single bond and a halogen. It was so long ago, I can't recall the name of it. Maybe SN1. Or halogenation. I learned this before this video was even made, so the information has gotten a bit dusty on the shelves in my brain.

  • @quentinboakye-ansah5637
    @quentinboakye-ansah56373 жыл бұрын

    *competent student*

  • @paulrozy
    @paulrozy11 жыл бұрын

    i love her voice

  • @elliottneden4042
    @elliottneden40423 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @rajatkumarsingh2968
    @rajatkumarsingh29687 жыл бұрын

    hello my question is:-pumice stone which is used to clean ankle of feet, can be used as a catalyst?

  • @rajatkumarsingh2968

    @rajatkumarsingh2968

    7 жыл бұрын

    as in available in general store shop pumice stone is sold to smoothening ankle of leg,generally used by women.This type of pumice stone can be used as a catalyst?

  • @gautamc7219

    @gautamc7219

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes @rajat kumar singh

  • @eclipz8764
    @eclipz87647 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the help

  • @Scratchfan321
    @Scratchfan3214 жыл бұрын

    I'm speedrunning life right now

  • @kesakhan
    @kesakhan12 жыл бұрын

    you need to activate the surface of the catalyst first.

  • @tridentmanproductions3528
    @tridentmanproductions35283 жыл бұрын

    POV: Dr Bell sent a link on smhw and told you to watch 2 videos

  • @JakeTheDrake

    @JakeTheDrake

    3 жыл бұрын

    hi there trident man productions

  • @joe9392
    @joe93923 жыл бұрын

    Can anyone send me a write up

  • @sandvich8559
    @sandvich85593 жыл бұрын

    useful video despite the CRISP 240p

  • @kaleswarbasvani
    @kaleswarbasvani8 жыл бұрын

    thanks for posting ...

  • @darkjcutie
    @darkjcutie13 жыл бұрын

    This was extremely helpful, thank you very very much ^,^

  • @TheAbzstarr
    @TheAbzstarr12 жыл бұрын

    @HCHalexfan its mineral wool and you can use cotton wool too

  • @politicstoday8002
    @politicstoday800228 күн бұрын

    5:50 i sniff it fully when its not a dangerously chemical xd

  • @FrancisMburukamunyu
    @FrancisMburukamunyu5 жыл бұрын

    Not what I expected

  • @IntegratorNivramgrate
    @IntegratorNivramgrate7 жыл бұрын

    did it

  • @petekhamitbeyli3481
    @petekhamitbeyli34816 жыл бұрын

    where is your lab GLOVE?

  • @lydige22
    @lydige2211 жыл бұрын

    the transcript from 2:06 - 2:12 :')

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers64173 жыл бұрын

    am i the only person in this comment section that thinks this is really cool

  • @DrPrashant_Sharma
    @DrPrashant_Sharma8 жыл бұрын

    Burner, take care...

  • @krisztianszirtes5414
    @krisztianszirtes541411 жыл бұрын

    And at 3:28... That's the best! "and you're going to heat a palestine"

  • @jhyland87

    @jhyland87

    4 жыл бұрын

    She said "and you're going to heat the _pumice stone_ ", not _palestine.._

  • @djay3531

    @djay3531

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jhyland87 LOL THAT COMMENT WAS FROM 6 YEARS AGO WHY REPLY NOW

  • @virtualtools_3021

    @virtualtools_3021

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@djay3531 callete all caps anti intellectual

  • @uhclem
    @uhclem12 жыл бұрын

    Personally I thought that was hot as hell.

  • @corey6537
    @corey65373 жыл бұрын

    why does suck back occur?

  • @mysteriousmeteor6783

    @mysteriousmeteor6783

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is a drop in pressure in the boiling tube

  • @HCHalexfan
    @HCHalexfan12 жыл бұрын

    my science teacher says you need to us ceramic wool not mineral wool

  • @williswhatchutalkinbout4367
    @williswhatchutalkinbout43674 жыл бұрын

    Staaaaa of david

  • @khalidkhairy7305
    @khalidkhairy73053 жыл бұрын

    Wooooooow

  • @FuellingEuropeFuture
    @FuellingEuropeFuture12 жыл бұрын

    Nice video! If you want to learn more about the uses of oil in our everyday life, check out Fuelling Europe’s Future channel. For those who are interested there is also an interactive animation hosted on our website.

  • @daisyniamh4493
    @daisyniamh44933 жыл бұрын

    Because I'm definitely gonna need to know this, thank you so much government I'll use this every single day of my fucking life :)

  • @theregalproletariat

    @theregalproletariat

    3 жыл бұрын

    You chose A-Level chemistry, mate...

  • @daisyniamh4493

    @daisyniamh4493

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m 15 I get forced to learn this shit

  • @tjhotdog8229

    @tjhotdog8229

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@daisyniamh4493 same

  • @ratimadala2411
    @ratimadala24112 жыл бұрын

    Very informative❤👏

  • @synth1002
    @synth10024 жыл бұрын

    asmr

  • @hkkhgffh3613
    @hkkhgffh36133 жыл бұрын

    Isn't it illegal to produce crack in the UK?

  • @Chillarmy69
    @Chillarmy695 жыл бұрын

    Why did she not wear gloves?

  • @Anthony-bz2xs

    @Anthony-bz2xs

    4 жыл бұрын

    because there is no need.... not sure why everyone on youtube thinks gloves is essential for every single thing in chemistry....

  • @eduardosahagun7891

    @eduardosahagun7891

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because they can ignite

  • @sootikins

    @sootikins

    3 жыл бұрын

    Better question: why is she wearing jewelry in the lab?

  • @TheAbzstarr
    @TheAbzstarr12 жыл бұрын

    lol @ subtitles!!!!!!!

  • @lawrenceylagan9297
    @lawrenceylagan92975 ай бұрын

    hi andrei

  • @u3nightcore271

    @u3nightcore271

    5 ай бұрын

    Yowwww

  • @u3nightcore271

    @u3nightcore271

    5 ай бұрын

    Bading Mj!

  • @jay-ci4ig

    @jay-ci4ig

    5 ай бұрын

    hi lawrence - jerome

  • @halonothing1
    @halonothing112 жыл бұрын

    You really shouldn't wear gold rings that nice in a chemistry lab. It would be a shame if some mercury got on them.