Fossil Fuel Composition Fossil Fuels: petroleum, natural gas, & coal All mixtures of hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbons Made from atoms of the elements: Hydrogen Carbon
Hydrocarbons are organic molecules because they came from organic life Once living plants and animals that died and material was pressurized over many, many years
Organic molecules- carbon forms the center or “backbone” and hydrogen atoms are bonded to the carbon(s) CH₄- methane The BONDS store chemical energy!
10 simple hydrocarbons- what’s the pattern 10 simple hydrocarbons- what’s the pattern? What does the prefix tell you? Methane- CH₄ Ethane- C₂H6 Propane-C3H8 Butane- C₄H₁₀ Pentane C5H₁₂ Hexane- C6H₁₄ Heptane- C7H16 Octane- C8H₁8 Nonane- C9H₂₀ Decane- C₁₀H₂₂