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1
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What is the functional group of an alcohol?

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Hydroxyl group -OH

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2
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General formula of an alcohol

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CnH2n+1OH

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3
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How do you name alcohols (1 prefix, 1 suffix)

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Hydroxyl- or -OH

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4
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What kind of intermolecular forces do alcohols have? Why?

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Hydrogen bonding, due to the electronegativity difference in the OH bond

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5
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How do alcohols’ melting point and boiling points compare to other hydrocarbons of similar C chain lengths? Why?

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Higher, because they have hydrogen bonding - stronger than Van der Waals forces

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6
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Are alcohols soluble in water? Why does solubility depend on chain length?

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Soluble when short chain - OH hydrogen bonds to hydrogen bond in water.
Insoluble when long chain - non-polarity of C-H bond takes precedence

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7
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What makes an alcohol primary?

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C bonded to OH is only bonded to 1 other carbon atom

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8
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What makes an alcohol secondary?

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C bonded to OH is bonded to 2 other carbon atoms

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9
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What makes an alcohol tertiary?

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C bonded to OH is bonded to 3 other carbon atoms

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10
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How can ethanol be made from crude oil?

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Hydration of ethene via electrophilic addition (phosphoric acid catalyst H3PO4)

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method? (hydration)

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Advantages - fast, continuous process, ethanol has a high purity.
Disadvantages - not renewable as from crude oil

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12
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How can ethanol be made by fermentation?

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Plant carbohydrates broken down and fermented by enzymes in yeast - ethanol

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What conditions are needed for this fermentation to take place?

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Enzymes in yeast as catalyst, 35’C, anaerobic conditions

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14
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Write an equation for fermentation?

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C612O6(aq) > 2C2H5OH + 2CO2

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What are advantages and disadvantages of this method?

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Advantages - renewable as from plants.
Disadvantages - slow, batch process, enzymes stop working at 15% alcohol so solution is not pure, needed to be fractionally distilled

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16
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In the future, how might ethene be made? Why is it not like this at the moment?

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Dehydrate ethanol made by fermentation > ethene.
Not economical at the moment

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17
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Define carbon neutral

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No net addition of CO2 to the atmosphere - carbon dioxide released when combusted = carbon dioxide absorbed as a plant

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18
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Explain how using ethanol in petrol engines could be considered to be carbon neutral

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Carbon dioxide released in fermentation and combustion = carbon dioxide absorbed when growing

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19
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Why would it probably not be entirely carbon neutral to use ethanol as fuel?

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Other ‘carbon costs’ associated with it (transport)

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20
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What is a commercial fuel that uses ethanol? What else does it contain and why?

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Methylated spirits - methanol (toxic so it can’t be drunk)

21
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equation for the combustion of ethanol

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

22
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What is an elimination reaction?

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The removal of a smaller molecule from a larger one

23
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Which group leaves the parent molecule in the case of alohols?

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OH and a H (to form water)

24
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What physical conditions are needed for the elimination reaction from alcohols to alkenes (2 alternatives)

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Excess hot concentrated sulfuric acid or pass vapour over hot aluminium oxide

25
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What forms if you partially oxidise a primary alcohol?

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An aldehyde

26
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What conditions are needed to partially oxidise a primary alcohol?

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Dilute sulfuric acid, potassium dichromate (VI), distill product as its produced, gentle heating

27
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equation for the partial oxidation of ethanol

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CH3CH2OH(l)+ [O] > CH3CHO(g) + H2O(l)

28
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What forms if you fully oxidise a primary alcohol?

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A carboxylic acid

29
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What conditions are needed to fully oxidise a primary alcohol?

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Concentrated sulfuric acid, potassium dichromate (VI), reflux for about 20 mins, strong heating

30
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equation for full oxidation for ethanol

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CH3CH2OH(l) + 2[O] > CH3COOH(g) + H2O(l)

31
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What forms if you oxidise a secondary alcohol?

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a ketone

32
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Why can a secondary alcohol not be oxidised further / why cant a tertiary alcohol not be oxidised?

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A C-C bond would have to break

33
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What conditions are needed for the oxidation of a secondary alcohol?

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Concentrated sulfuric acid, potassium dichromate (VI), reflux for about 20 minutes, strong heating

34
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equation for the oxidation of propan-2-ol

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CH3CH(OH)CH3(l) + [O] > CH3COCH3(g) + H2O(l)

35
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What is an aldehyde? What is its functional group?

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Molecule with C=O group at the end of a carbon chain, carbonyl functional group (C=O)

36
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How do you name aldehydes? Give an example

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suffix -al (ethanal)

37
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What is a ketone? What is its functional group?

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Molecule with C=O group in the middle of a carbon chain, carbonyl group (C=O)

38
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How do you name ketones? Give an example

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Suffix -one (propanone)

39
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What is a carboxylic acid? What is its functional group?

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Molecule with a COOH group, which has to be at the end of a carbon chain.
Carboxyl functional group (made up of carbonyl C=O and hydroxyl -OH group)

40
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How do you name carboxylic acids? Give an example

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Suffix -oic acid (propanoic acid)

41
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What does the Tollens’ test give a positive result for?

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aldehydes

42
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What is in Tollens’ reagent? How does this react with the substance to be tested?

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Silver nitrate in NH3(aq) - oxidises aldehydes but not ketones.
Complex silver (I) ions reduced to Ag(s)

43
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How do you carry out the Tollens test?

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Add equal volumes of substance being tested and tollens reagent to a test tube, leave in water bath for 10 minutes and observe any changes

44
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What is the result of the Tollens’ test for aldehydes and ketones?

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Aldehydes - silver mirror forms (solid Ag)
Ketones - no visible change

45
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What does Fehlings solution give a positive test result for?

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aldehydes

46
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What is Fehlings? How does this react with the substance to be tested?

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Blue copper (II) complex ions - gentle oxidising agent.
Reduced Cu+ ions (brick red)

47
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what conditions do you need to use the Fehlings solution?

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heat

48
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What result do aldehydes and ketones give in the Fehlings test?

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Aldehydes - brick red ppt
Ketones - no visible change

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