cracking 

Also contains definition of: hydrocarbon cracking
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01387
The thermal or catalytic decomposition of a compound such as a hydrocarbon into chemical species of smaller molecular weight.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2183 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'cracking' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01387 RIS BibTex EndNote
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