Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - The Variety Of Organic Chemicals (Section 4 - No. 23)

What type of bonds are broken during the cracking of alkanes?
Carbon-carbon single bonds only
Carbon-hydrogen bonds only
Both carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds
Ionic bonds

Explanation

During cracking, both carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds are broken to produce smaller molecules.

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