Question

The process in which hydrocarbin are decomposed into smaller hydrocarbon is called

Answer 1

Cracking (chemistry) In petrochemistry, petroleum geology and organic chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or long-chain hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds in the precursors.

Answer 2

Decomposition of hydrocarbons into smaller hydrocarbons is called cracking.