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What sort of hydrocarbon molecules are cracked?
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Large hydrocarbons are cracked to make smaller ones. Small alkanes are particularly useful as fuels, and the alkenes that are also produced are useful as starting materials for many different processes, particularly the manufacture of polymers (plastics).
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