Unit 7: Organic chemistry

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Unit 7: Organic chemistry

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what is the general formula for alkanes

CnH2n+2

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alkanes are … molecules because the carbon atoms are fully … to the … atoms

saturated

bonded

hydrogen

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what is a hydrocarbon

a molecule made up of only carbon and hydrogen

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features of crude oil

  • made over millions of years from remains of plankton in mud

  • found in rocks

  • mixture of hydrocarbons

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as the size of hydrocarbon increases, the … the viscosity (runny/ …)

higher

thickness

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as the size of hydrocarbon increases, the … the flammability

lower

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as the size of hydrocarbon increases, the … the boiling point

higher

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what do hydrocarbon fuels release when combusted (burned)

energy

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are carbon and hydrogen atoms oxidised or reduced in combustion

oxidised

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what happens if the oxygen supply is unlimited in the combustion of hydrocarbons and what is this reaction called

the reaction also produces CO2 and water which is called complete combustion

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what are the steps to the fractional distillation of crude oil

  1. crude oil is heated at very high temp causing it to boil

  2. crude oil vapour is fed into the column

  3. hydrocarbon vapours rise up the column

  4. hydrocarbons condense when they reach their boiling point

  5. liquid fractions are then removed

  6. remaining hydrocarbon move up column

  7. they condense when they reach their boiling points

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what are some fractions used for in the fractional distillation of crude oil

feedstock which is a chemical used to make other chemicals

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what is cracking

when a long-chain alkane is broken down to produce smaller molecules

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what does cracking make

alkenes which have at least one carbon to carbon double bond

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what are the conditions needed for cracking

  • high temperature

  • high pressure

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what are alkenes useful for

  • to make polymers

  • used as a starting material for chemicals

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how can we test for alkenes

  1. shake alkene with bromine water

  2. bromine turns colourless if alkene is present

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what is the general formula for alkenes

CnH2n

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alkenes are … because they have … fewer hydrogen atoms than the alkane with the same number of … atoms

unsaturated

two

carbon

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what does ethene look like

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what does propene look like

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what does butene look like

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what does pentene look like

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what is a functional group

part of a molecule that determines the way it reacts

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what is a homologous group

members with the same functional group

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what does combusting and alkene produce and what is this reaction called

CO2, water, unburnt carbon particles

incomplete combustion

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what does reacting an alkene with hydrogen produce and what is this reaction called

an alkane

hydrogenation

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what does reacting an alkene with water (in the form of steam) produce and what is this reaction called

an alcohol

hydration

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what type of reaction is hydration

reversible reaction

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what are the conditions of hydration

  • 300 degrees Celsius

  • 7 atm (pressure)

  • phosphoric acid catalyst

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what does reacting an alkene with a halogen produce and give an example

di(start of halogen name)(alkane name)

e.g. dichloroethane

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what does methanol look like

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what does ethanol look like

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what does propanol look like

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what does butanol look like

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what is the functional group of alcohols

OH

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what are the uses of alcohols

  • fuels

  • solvents

  • drinks

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what are the advantage of the hydration of ethene

  • high yield of ethanol produced

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what are the disadvantages of the hydration of ethene

  • requires lots of energy

  • ethene in the reaction comes from crude oil which is non-renewable

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what is the equation for the fermentation of sugar and at what temperature should it be carried out at

30 degrees Celsius

<p>30 degrees Celsius</p>
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what are the advantages of the fermentation of sugar

  • not a lot of energy required

  • reaction comes from plants so is renewable

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what are the disadvantages of the fermentation of sugar

  • product is an aqueous solution

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alcohols are … in water and form … solutions

soluble

neutral

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as number of carbon atoms increase, solubility …

decreases

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what is produced in the reaction between alcohols and sodium

bubbles of hydrogen and sodium ethoxide

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what is produced in the reaction between alcohols and oxidising agents

carboxylic acid and water

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what does the combustion of alcohol produce

CO2 and water

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are carboxylic acids weak or strong acids in water

weak

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what does methanoic look like

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what does ethanoic look like

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what does propanoic look like

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what does butanoic look like

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what is the functional group of carboxylic acids

C=O

I

OH

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what does the reaction between carboxylic acids and metal carbonates produce

a salt, water and CO2

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what does the reaction between carboxylic acids and alcohols produce

an ester and water

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what type of reaction is the reaction between carboxylic acids and alcohols

reversible reaction

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what is required in the reaction between carboxylic acids and alcohols

sulfuric acid as a catalyst

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what is a polymer

thousands of small, identical molecules

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what is a monomer

the small, identical molecule in a polymer

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are the monomers alkanes or alkenes in addition polymers

alkenes

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addition polymers have the same … as the monomer

atoms

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does a monomer have a double or single carbon to carbon bond

double

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does a polymer have a double or single carbon to carbon bond

single

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how do you name a polymer and give an example

poly(name of monomer/ alkene)

e.g. polyethene

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what does a repeating unit look like in addition polymers and does it contain a double bond

no

<p>no</p>
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in condensation polymers, the monomers are not … . when the monomers react, we … small molecules such as …

alkenes

lose

water

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with condensation polymers, we start with two different … . each monomer has to of the same …

monomers

functional groups

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what is a polyester

a polymer with thousands of monomers

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what does a repeating unit look like in condensation polymers

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what can amino acids react to form

a condensation polymer and water

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what is a polypeptide

a polymer made from one type of amino acid

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what is a protein

a polymer made from different amino acids

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what does glycine look like

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what are the functional groups of glycine

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what does DNA consist of

two polymer chains made from monomers called nucleotides

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what are the naturally occurring polymers and what are they polymers of

  1. proteins → polymers of amino acids

  2. starch → polymer of glucose

  3. cellulose → polymer of glucose

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