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The method of converting high boiling hydrocatbons into low boiling hydrocarbons is known as

A

Pyrolysis

B

Isomerisation

C

Cracking

D

Inversion

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B
Isomerisation is a process in which high boiling hydrocarbons are converted into low boiling hydrocarbons. 
Example: n-alkanes on heating to `300^(@)`C in presence of `AICI_(3)`//HCl isomerise to form branched chain alkanes.
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