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alkenes, alkanes and alkynes Flashcards

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1
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what is the main use of crude oil?

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fuels, gasoline, fuel oils

the shorter the crude oil fractions are, the more flammable

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what is comnustion?

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the reaction of a fuel with oxygen

there are two types of combustion: complete and incomplete combustion

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what is complete combustion?

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plenty of oxygen

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what is incomplete combustion?

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lack of oxygen

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what are hydrocarbons?

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fuels which are made from hydrogen and oxygen

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how many carbons does methane have?

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1 carbon atoms

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how many carbons does ethane have?

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2 carbon atoms

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how many carbons does propane have?

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3 carbon atoms

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how many carbons does butane have?

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4 carbon atoms

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10
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how many carbons does pentane have?

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5 carbon atoms

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how many carbons does hexane have?

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6 carbon atoms

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what are problems with combsution?

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  • co2 contributes to global warming
  • carbon monoxide is toxic
  • carbon causes global dimming
  • sulfur produces acid rain
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what are problems with crude oil mixture?

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there are too many long hydrocarbons. we can solve this by ‘chopping’ the longer chains into shorter ones. this is called cracking

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14
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what is cracking?

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cracking breaks longer less flammable alkane chains into smaller ones

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15
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what are characteristics of alkanes?

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  • single bonds only
  • saturated: every available bond is used
  • all end in ‘ ane’
  • alkanes turn orange when bromine water is added
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16
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what is the general formula for alkanes?

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CnH2n+2

17
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what are the characteristics of alkenes?

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  • contain a double bond
  • unsaturated: not every available bond is used
  • all end in ‘ene’
  • turns colourless when bromine water is added
18
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what is the general formula for alkenes?

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CnH2n

19
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what are the characteristics of alkynes?

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  • contain triple bonds
20
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what is the general formula for alkynes?

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CnHn

21
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how many outer bonds can each bond have?

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  • for a sing c-c bond it can have 3 outer bonds
  • for c=c bond it can have 2 outer bonds
  • for c triple bond it can 1 outer bonds

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