Long wave I think is the correct answer
Answer:
Thermal decomposition or cracking
Explanation:
Petroleum is a mixture of hydrocarbons which are usually formed naturally. Petroleum undergo a host of chemical reactions. One of such is thermal decomposition or cracking.
Cracking is used in the petroleum industry to covert heavy fractions to more useful lighter ones.
When petroleum is subjected to high temperature and pressure, and in the presence of catalyst, the long chain type of petroleum will decompose into more useful smaller and lighter molecules.
Example is given below:
C₁₅H₃₂ → C₈H₁₈ + C₃H₆ + 2C₂H₄
<span>As mentioned, the isomerization of cyclopropane to propylene is a first-order process with a half-life of 19 min at 500°c. A first-order reaction kinetic rates means that the rate is constant throughout the reaction.
Thus, the time it takes for the partial pressure of cyclopropane to decrease from 1 atm to 0.125 atm at 500°c is </span><span>57 minutes.</span>
