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1
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What type of carbon bonds do compounds in the alkane group have?

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only single carbon bonds

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What is the alkane group?

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A homologous series of hydrocarbon compounds with only single carbon bonds, there are no C=C bonds present

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What is the general formula of alkanes?

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CnH2n+2

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What type of hydrocarbons are alkanes?

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Alkanes are classified as saturated hydrocarbons

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What does it mean if an alkane is saturated?

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all the carbon bonds in alkanes are single bonds

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What colour are alkanes?

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They are colourless compounds

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What changes across the alkane group?

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have a gradual change in their physical properties as the number of carbon atoms in the chain increases

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Are alkanes reactive?

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Alkanes are generally unreactive compounds

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What reactions can alkanes undergo? (3)

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  • they undergo combustion reactions
  • can be cracked into smaller molecules
  • react with halogens in the presence of light
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What fossil fuel is an alkane?

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Methane is an alkane and is the major component of natural gas

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What are the first 3 alkanes?

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methane
ethane
propane

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What is a substitution reaction?

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In a substitution reaction, one atom is swapped with another atom

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With what group do alkanes react with in a substitution reaction?

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Alkanes undergo a substitution reaction with halogens

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What condition must be present for a substitution reaction between halogens and alkanes to occur?

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the presence of ultraviolet radiation

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Word equation for methane and bromine

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Methane + Bromine → Bromomethane + Hydrogen Bromide

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Chemical Equation for methane and bromine

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CH4 + Br2 → CH3Br + HBr

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What is the alkene group?

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A homologous series of hydrocarbon compounds with carbon-carbon double bonds (C = C)

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What is the general formula for the alkene group?

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CnH2n

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What chemical characteristic do ALL alkenes have?

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All alkenes contain a double carbon bond, which is shown as two lines between two of the carbon atoms

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What is the double carbon bond present in alkenes known as?

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This is the alkene functional group and is what allows alkenes to react in ways that alkanes cannot

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What type of hydrocarbons are alkenes?

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Compounds that have a C=C double bond are also called unsaturated compounds

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Why is catalytic cracking used?

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Although there is use for each fraction obtained from the fractional distillation of crude oil, the amount of longer chain hydrocarbons produced is far greater than needed

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What is converted into what during catalytic cracking?

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A process called catalytic cracking is used to convert longer-chain molecules into short-chain and more useful hydrocarbons

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What is a product of cracking alkenes?

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Alkenes and hydrogen are produced from the cracking of alkanes

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What 2 alkenes are most commonly used in cracking and what do they produce?

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Kerosene and diesel oil are often cracked to produce petrol, other alkenes and hydrogen

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  1. What is the first step for catalytic cracking?

catalytic cracking

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Fractions containing large hydrocarbon molecules are heated at 600 – 700°C to vaporise them

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  1. What happens to the hydrocarbon vapours?

catalytic cracking

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Vapours will then pass over a hot catalyst of silica or alumina

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  1. Why are the vapours passed over a hot catalyst? What reaction occurs?

catalytic cracking

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This process breaks covalent bonds in the molecules, causing thermal decomposition reactions

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  1. What happens as a result of these reactions?

catalytic cracking

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As a result, cracking produces smaller alkanes and alkenes.

The molecules are broken up in a random way which produce a mixture of alkanes and alkenes

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  1. What are the optimum conditions for catalytic cracking?

catalytic cracking

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Hydrogen and a higher proportion of alkenes are formed at temperatures of above 700ºC and higher pressure

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Do alkanes and alkenes have the same molecular structures?

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NO

they have different ones

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What is the difference between alkanes and alkenes referring to their carbon bonds?

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All alkanes are saturated and alkenes are unsaturated

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What chemical property allows us to differentiate between alkanes and alkenes?

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The presence of the C=C double bond allows alkenes to react in ways that alkanes cannot

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  1. What substance can be used to differentiate between alkanes and alkenes?

differentiating between alkenes and alkanes

A

bromine water

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  1. What is bromine water?

differentiating between alkenes and alkanes

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Bromine water is an orange coloured solution of bromine

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  1. What will happen when bromine water is shaken with an alkane? Why?

differentiating between alkenes and alkanes

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When bromine water is shaken with an Alkane, it will remain as an orange solution as alkanes do not have double carbon bonds (C=C) so the bromine remains in solution

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  1. What will happen when bromine water is shaken with an alkene? Why?

differentiating between alkenes and alkanes

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when bromine water is shaken with an alkene, the alkene will decolourise the bromine water and turn colourless as alkenes do have double carbon bonds (C=C)

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  1. Why do the double carbon bonds decolourise the bromine water?

differentiating between alkenes and alkanes

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The bromine atoms add across the C=C double bond hence the solution no longer contains the orange coloured bromine

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  1. What is this decolorisation reaction called?

differentiating between alkenes and alkanes

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This reaction between alkenes and bromine is called an addition reaction

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  1. What is an addition reaction?

differentiating between alkenes and alkanes

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A reaction in which a simple molecule adds across the carbon-carbon double bond of an alkene

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  1. How are addition polymers formed? What makes them up?

addition polymerisation

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Addition polymers are formed by the joining up of many small molecules called monomers

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  1. In what monomers does addition polymerisation take place?

addition polymerisation

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Addition polymerisation only occurs in monomers that contain C=C bonds

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  1. What happens to the double carbon bonds during addition polymerisation? What new bonds are formed?

addition polymerisation

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One of the bonds in each double bond breaks and forms a bond with the adjacent monomer

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  1. What is an example of a polymer synthesised from alkene monomers? What is it made of?

addition polymerisation

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A common example is poly-ethene (polythene) which is the addition of many ethene monomers

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What is an example of an addition reaction?

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ethene + bromine

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What is formed between the addition reaction of ethene and bromine?

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ethene + bromine –> 1,2-dibromoethane

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  1. With what element do alkenes react to form alkanes?

hydrogenation reactions

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Alkenes also undergo addition reactions with hydrogen in which an alkane is formed

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  1. What is the reaction between alkenes and
    hydrogen called?

h r

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These are hydrogenation reactions

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  1. What conditions are needed for hydrogenation reactions to occur?

hydrogenation reactions

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occur at 150ºC using a nickel catalyst

50
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  1. What practical use do hydrogenation reactions have?

hydrogenation reactions

A

Hydrogenation reactions are used to change vegetable oils into margarine to be sold in supermarkets

51
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  1. What do alkenes react with to form alcohol?

hydration reactions

A

Alkenes also undergo addition reactions with steam in which an alcohol is formed

52
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  1. What is the reaction called that turns alkenes into alcohol?

hr

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Since water is being added to the molecule it is also called a hydration reaction

53
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  1. What conditions are needed for hydration reactions to occur?

hydration reactions

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Temperature of around 330ºC
Pressure of 60 – 70 atm
Concentrated phosphoric acid catalyst

54
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  1. Where are hydration reactions important?

hydration reactions

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The reaction is very important industrially for the production of alcohols

55
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What are the alcohols?

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Family of organic compounds that all contain the -OH functional group

56
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What is the functional group?

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This is the group of atoms responsible for their chemical properties and reactions

57
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Which alcohol is considered the most important?

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Ethanol (C2H5OH) is one of the most important alcohols

58
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Where is ethanol found?

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It is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer

It is also used as fuel for cars and as a solvent

59
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What does alcohol produce when it burns?

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Alcohols burn in excess oxygen and produce CO2 and H2O

60
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Chemical equation for combustion of ethanol

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C2H5OH(l) + 3 O2(g) ==> 2 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(g)

61
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What two methods can be used to create ethanol?

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The hydration of ethene with steam

The fermentation of glucose

62
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  1. What is passed over what to create gaseous ethanol in the hydration of ethene?

hydration of ethene

A

A mixture of ethene and steam is passed over a hot catalyst of phosphoric acid

63
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  1. What is the temperature and pressure?

hydration of ethene

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temperature of 330°C

The pressure is used 60-70 atmosphere

64
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3 What happens to the gaseous ethanol?

hydration of ethene

A

The gaseous ethanol is then condensed into a liquid for use

65
Q
  1. What is dissolved and what must be added to begin the process?

Fermentation of glucose

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Sugar or starch is dissolved in water and yeast is added

66
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  1. In what conditions is this mixture fermented?

Fermentation of glucose

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The mixture is then fermented between 15 and 35°C with the absence of oxygen for a few days

67
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  1. What does yeast contain which is useful for this reaction?

Fermentation of glucose

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Yeast contains enzymes that break down starch or sugar to glucose

68
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  1. What will happen if the temperature becomes too low?

Fermentation of glucose

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If the temperature is too low the reaction rate will be too slow

69
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  1. What will happen if the temperature is too high?

Fermentation of glucose

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if it is too high the enzymes will become denatured

70
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  1. What do the yeast do to form ethanol? What other product is formed?

Fermentation of glucose

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the yeast respire anaerobically using the glucose to form ethanol and carbon dioxide

71
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  1. What is the chemical reaction for the fermentation of glucose?

Fermentation of glucose

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C6H12O6 + Enzymes → 2CO2 + 2C2H5OH

72
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  1. Why is ethanol production by fermentation a batch process?

Fermentation of glucose

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The yeast are killed off once the concentration of alcohol reaches around 15%, hence the reaction vessel is emptied and the process is started again

73
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What is the difference between the hydration of ethene and fermentation in terms of equipment?

A

H - complex set-up required

F - simple equipment needed

74
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What is the difference between the hydration of ethene and fermentation in terms of the raw materials?

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H - uses non-renewable resources (crude oil)

F - uses renewable resources (Sugar cane)

75
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What is the difference between the hydration of ethene and fermentation in terms of the type of process?

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H - continuous process

F - Batch Process - everything is

76
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What is the difference between the hydration of ethene and fermentation in terms of the rate of reaction?

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H - fast

F - slow

77
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What is the difference between the hydration of ethene and fermentation in terms of the quality of product?

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H - produces pure ethanol

F - produces a dilute solution requiring further processing

78
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What is the difference between the hydration of ethene and fermentation in terms of the atmospheric effects?

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H - no greenhouse gas is produced but pollutants are formed from the burning of fossil fuels to maintain a high temperature

F - CO2 produced which is a greenhouse gas

79
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What is the difference between the hydration of ethene and fermentation in terms of the reaction conditions?

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H - high temperatures and pressures required, increasing the energy input and cost

F- Low temperatures required

80
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What does it mean when the hydration of ethene is referred to as a continuous process? Is this good or bad?

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a stream of reactant is constantly passed over the catalyst. This is more EFFICIENT than a batch process

81
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What does it mean when fermentation is referred to as a batch process? Is this good or bad?

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everything is mixed together in a reaction vessel and then left for several days. That batch is then removed and a new reaction is set up - this is inefficient

82
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What are carboxylic acids?

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These are a homologous series of organic compounds that all contain the same functional group: –COOH

83
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What colour are carboxylic acids?

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They are colourless liquids

84
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How strong are carboxylic acids?

A

are weakly acidic

85
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What chemical properties do carboxylic acids have?

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have typical acidic properties

86
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What solutions do carboxylic acids react with?

A

They react with alkaline solutions

87
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What colour do carboxylic acids turn blue litmus paper?

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turn blue litmus red

88
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What salts do carboxylic acids form?

A

form salts called ethanoates

89
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What are the first 3 carboxylic acids?

A

methanoic acid
ethanoic acid
propanoic acid

90
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What can ethanoic acid do in water?

A

Ethanoic acid is a typically weak acid and dissociates slightly in water

91
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What is produced when ethanoic acid dissociates in water?

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a mildly acidic solution

92
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What is the ionic equation for the dissociation of ethanoic acid?

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CH3COOH ⇌ H+ + CH3COO-

93
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Where does the equilibrium lie during the ionisation of ethanoic acid?

A

far to the left

94
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With what 3 compounds does ethanoic acid react with?

A

Ethanoic acid reacts with the more reactive metals, hydroxides and carbonates

95
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What is produced when ethanoic acid reacts with metals?

A

In the reaction with metals a metal salt and hydrogen gas are produced

96
Q

Give the chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium and ethanoic acid?

What is the salt formed in this reaction called?

A

2CH3COOH + Mg → (CH3COO)2Mg + H2

magnesum ethanoate

97
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What is formed when ethanoic acid reacts with hydroxides? What type of reaction is this?

A

In the reaction with hydroxides a salt and water are formed in a neutralisation reaction

98
Q

Give the equation for the reaction between potassium hydroxide and ethanoic acid

What is the name of the salt formed?

A

CH3COOH + KOH → CH3COOK + H2O

potassium ethanoate

99
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What is formed when ethanoic acid reacts with carbonates?

A

In the reaction with carbonates a metal salt, water and carbon dioxide gas are produced

100
Q

Give the equation for the reaction between potassium carbonate and ethanoic acid

What is the name of the salt formed?

A

2CH3COOH + K2CO3 → 2CH3COOK + H2O + CO2

potassium ethanoate

101
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In what two ways can carboxylic acids be made?

A

Oxidation by fermentation

Oxidation with potassium manganate (VII)

102
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  1. What is oxidised?

Oxidation by fermentation

A

The microbial oxidation of ethanol

103
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  1. What will the microbial oxidation fo alcohol produce?

Oxidation by fermentation

A

a weak solution of vinegar (ethanoic acid).

104
Q
  1. What happens when you leave a bottle of wine opened?

Oxidation by fermentation

A

bacteria in the air (acetobacter) will use atmospheric oxygen from air to oxidise the ethanol in the wine

The acidic, vinegary taste of wine which has been left open for several days is due to the presence of ethanoic acid

105
Q
  1. What is the chemical equation for oxidation by fermentation to produce ethanoic acid?

Oxidation by fermentation

A

C2H5OH + O2 → CH3COOH + H2O

106
Q
  1. What needs to be added to alcohols to create carboxylic acids?

o pm

A

Alcohols can also be oxidised to carboxylic acids by heating with acidified potassium manganate (VII)

107
Q
  1. How I the heating of the solution performed?

Oxidation with potassium manganate (VII)

A

The heating is performed under reflux which involves heating the reaction mixture in a vessel with a condenser attached to the top

108
Q
  1. Why is a condenser used?

Oxidation with potassium manganate (VII)

A

The condenser prevents the volatile alcohol from escaping the reaction vessel as alcohols have low boiling points

109
Q
  1. What two compounds are used to make esters?

Making esters

A

Alcohols and carboxylic acids react to make esters

110
Q
  1. What are the reactions that create esters called?

Making esters

A

esterification reactions

111
Q
  1. What functional group do esters have?

Making esters

A

Esters are compounds with the functional group R-COO-R

112
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  1. What do esters look like and where are they used?

Making esters

A

Esters are sweet-smelling oily liquids used in food flavourings and perfumes

113
Q
  1. What is the catalyst used to create esters?

Making esters

A

concentrated sulfuric acid

114
Q
  1. What will be formed when ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol?

Making esters

A

Ethanoic acid will react with ethanol in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid (catalyst) to form ETHYL ETHANOATE

115
Q
  1. Chemical equation for reaction between ethanoic acid and ethanol?

Making esters

A

CH3COOH + C2H5OH → CH3COOC2H5 + H2O

116
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  1. Draw the compounds which are present in the reaction between ethanoic acid and ethanol and the products

Making esters

A

on website

117
Q
  1. What does the first part of the name indicate?

Naming esters

A

The first part of the name indicates the length of the carbon chain in the alcohol,

118
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  1. What does the first part of the name end in?

Naming esters

A

ends with the letters ‘- yl’

119
Q
  1. What does the second part of the name indicate?

Naming esters

A

The second part of the name indicates the length of the carbon chain in the carboxylic acid

120
Q
  1. What does the second part of the name end in?

Naming esters

A

ends with the letters ‘- oate’

121
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  1. What is the name of the ester formed from pentanol and butanoic acid?

Naming esters

A

pentyl butanoate

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