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CHE185 Assignment 2 CHAPTER 3 1. Briefly explain the difference between petroleum and natural gas. (4 marks) 2.

Rank the following compounds in order of increasing oxidation level: Propene, propan-2-ol, acetone and propane. (4 marks) 3. Identify which of the following pairs would have a higher boiling point. Explain your answers. i. Octane and decane (2 marks) ii. CH3CH2CH3 and CH3CHOH (2 marks) iii. CH3CH2CH(CH3)2 and (CH3)4C (2 marks) 4. Catalytic cracking is one of the processing methods that are widely used in petroleum industry. Briefly explain this method by giving an example. (4 marks) 5.. When alkanes larger than ethane are halogenated, isomeric products are formed. Four constitutionally isomeric dichlorinated products are possible, and five constitutional isomers exist for the trichlorinated propanes. Write structural formulas for the four dichlorinated isomers? (8 marks) 6. Show the reaction between 2-methylpropane and bromine in the presence of light? (4 marks)

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