cracking

Also contains definition of: hydrocarbon cracking
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01387
The thermal or catalytic @D01547@ of a compound such as a hydrocarbon into chemical species of smaller @M04000@.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2183 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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