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Alkanes Flashcards

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1
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What are structural isomers

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  • same molecular formula but different arrangement of atoms
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2
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I hat does fractional distillation use to separate fractions

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Boiling point

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3
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Trend in boiling point of alkanes

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As carbon chain increase = boiling point increase

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4
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What is cracking

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  • breaks down large alkanes into smaller alkanes + alkenes
  • happens at high temps + uses a catalyst = Zeolite
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5
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What is reforming

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  • converts un-branched hydrocarbons into branched or cyclic hydrocarbons
  • due to them burning better in vehicle engines
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What is a bi product of reforming

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Hydrogen gas

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7
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What 2 dangerous gasses occur in fuel combustion in a vehicle engine

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  • Nitrogen oxides + sulphur dioxide
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8
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What impurities do hydrocarbon fuels usually contain

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Sulphur
Oxidised to SO2 In combustion of fuel
S + O2 = S02

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9
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How are nitrogen oxides produced

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Nitrogen in air reacts with oxygen at high temps of combustion engine
- N2 + O2 = 2NO

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10
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Why are oxides of sulphur + nitrogen dangerous

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Accidic
Produce acid rain = kills plant life

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11
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Give 2 examples of alternative fuels

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Biodiesel + Bioalcahol

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12
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Advantage + disadvantage of biodiesel

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+ Made from vegetable oils ( Soya or Sunflower)

  • NaOH needed to manufacture = this must be manufactured
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Advantage + disadvantage of Bioalcohol

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+ produced by fermentation of plant sugars = renewable

  • CO2 produced in fermentation process
    Fermentation is slow
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14
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How do alkanes react with halogens or hydrogen halides

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Free radical substitution

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15
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Give the initiation, propagation + termination steps of :
CH4 + Cl2

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Initiation - Cl2 = 2Cl•
Propagation - CH4 + Cl• = CH3• + HCl

                    CH3• + Cl2 = CH3Cl + Cl• Termination - any 2 radicals together  Eg : CH3• + CH3• = C2H6
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16
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What breaks the bond between the Cl2 in free radical substitution + what kind of bond breaking is this

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UV light
Homolytic fission producing 2 Radicals

17
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What is a radical

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Species with an unpaired electron

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