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Light hydrocarbons can be converted to a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons by
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Options:
  • A Hydrolysis
  • B Oxidation
  • C Cracking
  • D Distillation under reduced pressure
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Cracking
Alkanes on heating in absence of air at high temperature undergo pyrolysis (cracking) to give a mixture of lower hydrocarbons, alkenes, and H2 .

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