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3.4 Carbohydrates Flashcards

1
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Define Carbohydrates

A

Carbohydrates are poly-hydroxyl aldehydes or poly-hydroxyl ketones.

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2
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What is the oxygen to hydrogen ratio in a carbohydrate?

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oxygen : hydrogen
1 : 2

(Cx H(2y) Oy)

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3
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What is the suffix for carbohydrates?

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-ose

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4
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What is the molecular formula for glucose?

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C6 H12 O6

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5
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What is the molecular formula for fructose?

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C6 H12 O6

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6
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What is the molecular formula for sucrose?

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Disaccharide - C12H22O11

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7
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How di- , tri- and poly- saccharides formed?

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They are formed through the condensation of monosaccharide units in a chain by covalent bonds

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8
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What is glucose?

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The common respiratory fuel

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9
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What is glucose the monomer of?

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Monomer for natural poly-saccharides such as amylose (starch) or cellulose

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10
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What is the relationship between the ring and chain form of glucose?

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The ring and chain form will achieve an equilibrium.

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11
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What side will be favoured in the ring/chain equilibrium?.

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The ring form will be favour 60% to 40%

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12
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How can the ring and chain form of glucose be identified?

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The chain form has an exposed aldehyde and thus will be selectively oxidised using ammoniacal silver nitrate - any sugar that reacts with ammoniacal silver nitrate is termed a reducing sugar.

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13
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What does the cyclic form of glucose form?

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Polymerises to form di- and poly- saccharides

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14
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Can di- and poly- saccharides be reducing sugars?

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No - they do not have an exposed aldehyde - are made up of ring form of glucose

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15
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Name a common poly-saccharide

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Starch - amylose

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16
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What carbohydrates are soluble in water?

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Simple carbohydrates are soluble in water.

17
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What are simple carbohydrates?

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They contain one hydroxyl for every five carbons

18
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Which carbohydrates are not soluble in water?

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Poly-saccharides are not soluble in water as they are too large. However, they are hydrophilic.

19
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Colour change of bromine

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Brown/yellow to colourless
OR
Purple to colourless

20
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Describe the reaction of bromine and an alkene

A

Will react quickly in the dark and change from brown/purple/yellow to colourless.
This is known as an addition reactions and only one product is formed as the bromine breaks the double bonds

21
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Describe the reaction of bromine and an alkane

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Slow substitution reaction with two products formed.

This reaction is non-directed and any hydrogen can be replaced

22
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What is the prefix used when naming halogen hydrocarbons?

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Bromine - bromo
iodine - iodo
chlorine - chloro

23
Q

Draw straight chain glucose

A

Check desktop /chemistry folder

24
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Draw ring form glucose

A

Check desktop / chemistry folder

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