Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Fuels.
A method of cracking where hydrocarbons are mixed with steam and heated to very high temperatures (>800°C).
Steam cracking appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Fuels and Earth Science, especially Fuels and Necessity of Cracking.
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