2) Nature's Chemistry Flashcards
vitamins dissolve better in ___ than ___
fats than water (vitamins are non-polar)
generally oils are (non/polar)
non polar
name for glycerol
propan-1,2,3-triol
esters are made by reacting
an alcohol and carboxylic acid
how to name an ester
(alcohol) -yl (acid)-anoate
e. g. methyl ethanoate
an ester is broken down into smaller molecules using
hydrolysis
reverse reaction of hydrolysis of an ester
condensation
glycerol can be obtained from a fat using
hydrolysis
the breakdown of fats and oils produces
glycerol and acids
each OH group (on glycerol) can combine with ___ ________ each
one carboxylic acid
the breakdown of fats and oils produces glycerol and fatty acids in the ratio of
1 : 3 (glycerol : fatty acids) moles
only _________________ have an effect on saturation
carbon to carbon double bonds
fats are _____ of glycerol and _____ carboxylic acids
esters , long chain
fats are packed together ______ than oils because
tighter; oils have more carbon to carbon double bonds that prevents tighter packing whereas fats have less
fats have ____ van der waals forces between molecules than oils
stronger
result of reacting an ALDEHYDE with benedict’s reagent
blue -> brick red
result of reacting an ALDEHYDE with tollen’s reagent
colourless -> a silver precipitate
result of reacting an ALDEHYDE with acidified potassium dichromate solution
orange -> green
result of reacting a KETONE with benedict’s reagent
none
result of reacting a KETONE with tollen’s reagent
none
result of reacting a KETONE with acidified potassium dichromate solution
none
general formula for aldehydes and ketones
CnH2nO
proteins are amides/salts/esters
amides
soaps are amides/salts/esters
salts
fats are amides/salts/esters
esters
essential oils are/n’t volatile and are/n’t water soluble
are volatile and aren’t water soluble
effect of adding hydroxyl groups on water solubility
makes it more water soluble
the three stages of free racials
initiation
propagation
termination
explain clearly why the first ionisation energy of element X is much lower than its second. (3)
also appears as:
explain clearly why the second ionisation energy of element X is much higher than its first. (3)
The first ionisation energy removed an electron from the outermost shell and the second was removal from an inner shell. The removal from a complete shell requires more energy than removal from an incomplete shell.
when something is oxidised it can either lose / gain an electron or lose / gain an oxygen
when something is oxidised it can either lose an electron or gain an oxygen