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Alcohols, Carboxylic acids and Esters Flashcards

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1
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What solutions do alcohols give when dissolved in water?

A

Neutral (pH7). Their molecules do not form ions.

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What are the first three alcohols?

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methanol (CH3OH), ethanol (CH3CH2OH), propanol (CH3CH2CH2OH)

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What is the name given to a family of compounds containing carbon atoms?

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Homologous series

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What are the uses of alcohols?

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Fuels and solvents. Ethanol appears in alcoholic drinks.

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How is ethanol made?

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Fermentation using yeast

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What products do alcohols make when burnt with oxygen?

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carbon dioxide and water

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When balancing alcohol combustion equations, what order do you check the elements in?

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carbons, hydrogens, oxygens

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What is an alcohols reaction with sodium?

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Forms hydrogen gas

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9
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What does ethanol react with sodium to produce?

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sodium ethanoate and hydrogen

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10
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What are alcohols oxidised to form?

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Carboxylic acids

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What is vinegar a mixture of and how is it made?

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ethanoic acid and water, made by reacting ethanol and oxygen

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12
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What is ethanoic acid?

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Carboxylic acid

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How do you know carboxylic acids are acidic?

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They dissolve in water to produce hydrogen ions (-COOH becomes -COO and H+)

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What three products do carboxylic acids form when reacted with a metal carbonate?

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carbon dioxide, water, metal salt of the acid eg. sodium ethanoate

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What is formed when an alcohol and a carboxylic acid react?

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Ester eg. ethyl ethanoate

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16
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What are esters used for?

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Perfumes and flavourings

17
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Why are esters good for their uses?

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They are strong smelling compounds

18
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Why are carboxylic acids only weak acids?

A

Only some of the molecules change into ions.

19
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Functional group of an alcohol?

A

-OH

20
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Functional group of a carboxylic acid?

A

-COOH

21
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Functional group of an ester?

A

-COO-

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