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Cracking
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|colspan="3"|An [[alkane]] and an [[alkene]] are [[Product|produced]].
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[[Cracking]] a [[hydrocarbon]] can [[product|produce]] many possible [[product]]s:
Hexadecane → Decane + Hexene
<chem>C16H34 -> C10H22 + C6H12</chem>
Hexadecane → Decane + Butene + Ethene
<chem>C16H34 -> C10H22 + C4H8 + C2H4</chem>
Decane → Pentane + Pentene
<chem>C10H34 -> C5H12 + C5H10</chem>
Decane → Hexane + Butene
<chem>C10H34 -> C6H14 + C4H8</chem>