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4.1 BASIC CONCEPTS & HYDROCARBONS Flashcards

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State what functional groups are responsible for

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  • the reactions of a compound
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Define homologous series

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  • A series of organic compounds with the same functional group, similar chemical properties and each successive member differing by CH2
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Define homolytic and heterolytic fission

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  • Homolytic fission is when a covalent bond breaks equally to give each atom an electron and form two radicals
  • Heterolytic fission is when a covalent bond breaks and one atom takes both electrons to form a positive and negative ion
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4
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Describe the route of curly arrows

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  • Movement of a pair of electrons from a lone pair,bond or negative charge to an atom
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5
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Define radical

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  • A highly reactive species with an unpaired electron
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Define electrophile

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  • An electron pair accepting species with postive/δ positive charge, attracted to areas of electron density
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Define nucleophile

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  • An electron pair donating species with negative/δ negative charge, attracted to electron deficient areas
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Define structural isomerism

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  • Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula
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9
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State the three types of structural isomerism

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  • functional group isomerism
  • chain isomerism
  • positional isomerism
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Define stereoisomerism

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  • Compounds with the same molecular formula and same structural formula but different arrangementof atoms in space
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State the two features required for cis/trans isomerism

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  • Unsaturated C=C bond
  • Atleast two atom groups to be the same
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State the two features required for E/Z isomerism

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  • Unsaturated C=C bond that has restricted rotation
  • Each carbon atom of the double bond is attached to two different atoms/atom groups
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13
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Draw E/Z isomerism

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14
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Draw cis/trans isomerism

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15
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State the 4 ways of disposing polymers

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  • Use as organic feedstock
  • Recycling
  • Combustion
  • Landfill
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16
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State the 2 environmental polymers

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  • photodegradable
  • biodegradable
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17
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Explain the shape and bond angle of alkanes

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  • Tetrahedral
  • 109.5°
  • All four bonding pairs of electron regions repel equally
18
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3 properties of alkanes

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  • Non-polar
  • MP/BP increases with carbon chainlength
  • Insoluble (nonpolar)
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Draw a sigma bond and state which molecules they are present in.

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  • Present in both alkanes and alkenes
20
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Draw a pi bond and state which molecules they are present in.

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  • Present in alkene double bond only
21
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State why alkanes are unreactive

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  • High bond enthalpy
  • Low polarity of the σ bonds
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24
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Write the equations for the free radical substitution of ethane with chlorine

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25
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State the 2 limitations of free radical substitution

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  • Impurities are formed during termination that are not haloalkanes
  • Further substitution may occur
26
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Explain the affect of branching on MP/BP for hydrocarbons

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  • Boiling point increases with less branching of side groups
  • Less branching gives more surface contact between molecules
  • More surface contact gives stronger london forces which require more energy to break
27
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Write the equation for the complete and incomplete combustion for alkanes (C3H8)

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28
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State the issue with carbon monoxide

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  • toxic and odourless gas that irreversible binds to haemoglobin
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Explain why alkenes are more reactive than alkanes

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  • the bond enthalpy of the π bond is less than the bond enthaply for the σ bond
30
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Draw sigma and pi bonds in alkenes

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31
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Explain the shape and bond angle of alkenes

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-Trigonal planar
- 120°
- All three bonding pairs of electron regions repel equally

32
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Explain why alkenes are reactive

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  • They have relatively low bond enthalpy of the π bond compared to sigma bond
  • The π bond is broken first
33
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State all the addition reactions of alkenes and their conditions

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34
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Write out the hydrogenation of alkenes (ethene)

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35
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Write out the halogenation of alkenes (ethene) with mechanism

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36
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Write out the hydration of alkenes (ethene)

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37
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Write out the addition of hydrogen halide of alkenes (ethene) with mechanism

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38
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Explain how the major product of addition reactions is determined

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  • the hydrogen atom of the H-X attaches to the carbon with the most hydrogens on it already
  • because carbocations with more hydrogen atoms on are more stable
39
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State the benefit of environmental polymers

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  • Reduces the need for finite resources
40
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State a danger of combustion of polymers

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  • Releases toxic HCl fumes

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