The cracking of long-chain alkanes produces
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. shorter alkanes and alkenes
- Step 1: Cracking breaks large molecules into smaller, more useful ones. Answer: shorter alkanes and alkenes. Why not the others: longer alkanes: Cracking breaks bonds. only carbon dioxide: Cracking is not combustion. alcohols: Alcohols are not produced by cracking.
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