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1
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What charge is given when an atom loses an electron in bonding?

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Positive

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What charge is given when an atom gains an electron in bonding?

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Negative

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3
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What is an ion?

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A charged atom

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What are four additives that are added to foods and why?

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Colouring = enhance appearance
Flavour enhancers = improve taste and smell
Anti?oxidants = preserve food
Emulsifiers = help oil and water to mix

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What does an emulsifier have? (structure)

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Hydrophobic tail (hates water, likes oil)
Hydrophilic head (hates oil, likes water)
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What happens when you shake oil and water together with an emulsifier?

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Oil forms droplets surrounded by emulsifier with hydrophilic tail facing out. Other oil droplets are repelled but water attaches.

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What are four reasons foods are cooked?

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Better taste and texture
Easier to digest Eg. Potatoes
High temps kill microbes
Destroy poisons

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What happens to eggs and meat when cooked?

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Denature (change shape) because the energy breaks some of chemical bonds and the molecules take on a different shape

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9
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What happens when you heat baking powder?

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Undergoes thermal decomposition

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10
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What is thermal decompoisiton?

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When a substance breaks down into simpler substances when heated

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11
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What is the equation for baking powders thermical decomposition? (Sodium hydrogencarbonate)

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Sodium hydrogencarbonate = sodium carbonate + carbon dioxide + water

2NaHCO(3) = Na(2) CO(3) + CO(2) + H(2)0

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12
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Why is baking powder used in baking?

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CO(2) is released which makes cakes rise

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13
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What is esterification?

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Heating a carboxylic acid with alcohol

An acid catalyst is usually used too

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14
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What is the esterification equation?

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Acid + Alcohol = Ester + Water

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What five properties to perfumes need and why?

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Easily evaporates = to smell it
Non?toxic = won’t poison you
Unreactive with water = would react with sweat
Doesn’t irritate skin = could risk burning skin
Insoluble in water = so it doesn’t wash off

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16
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What are reasons for animal testing?

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To check it won’t damage humans

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17
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What are reasons against animal testing?

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Wrong to cause harm

Results might not be conclusive

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Describe the following points in a solid
? Forces between particles
? Particle movement/shape
? Effect of heat

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?Strong forces of attraction
?Don’t move (definite shape and volume)
? Vibrate more

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Describe the following points in a liquid
? Forces between particles
? Particle movement/shape
? Effect of heat

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?Some forces of attraction = free to move passed each other
?Don’t keep definite shape but keep same volume
? Move faster = liquid to expand

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Describe the following points in a gas
? Forces between particles
? Particle movement/shape
? Effect of heat

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?No force of attraction = free to move
?Don’t keep definite shape nor volume. Always fill any container
?Either expand or pressure increase

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21
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What is volatility?

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How easy a liquid evaporates

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22
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What is evaporation?

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When fast moving particles at surface overcome forces of attraction and escape

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23
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What is a solution?

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A mix of a solute and solvent

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What is a solute?

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The substance being dissolved

25
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What is a solvent?

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The liquid it’s dissolving in to

26
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What is soluble?

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It will dissolve

27
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What is insoluble?

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It will NOT dissolve

28
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What is solubility?

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A measure of how much will dissolve

29
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Why doesn’t nail varnish dissolve in water?

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The attraction to themselves is stronger than the attraction between each other

30
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Why does nail varnish dissolve in nail varnish remover?

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The attraction between acetone molecules and nail varnish molecules is stronger than the attractions holding both substances together

31
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What three things are in paint?

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Pigment
Binding medium
Solvent

32
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What is a pigment?

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Gives paint its colour

33
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What is a binding medium?

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Holds the paint together

34
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What is the purpose of a solvent in paint?

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Thins the paint (easier to spread)

35
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What is a colloid?

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Really small particles are dispersed in another substance but do not dissolve

36
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Why don’t colloids seperate out?

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The particles are too small

37
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How do water based paints dry?

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The solvent (water) evaporates leaving binder (acrylic or vinyl acetate polymer) and pigment as a thin solid film

38
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What are the advantanges of water based paints?

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Fast drying and don’t release harmful fumes

39
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How do oil based paints dry?

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Solvent (organic compound) evaporates and the oil (binder) is oxidised before turns solid

40
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of oil paints?

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Glossy, water proof and hard wearing

Produce harmful fumes

41
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What is a thermochromic pigment?

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Change colour or become transparent when heated or cooled

42
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What are examples of when thermochromic pigments are used?

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Electric kettles
Baby products (bath toys, spoons, bottles)
Drink mugs

43
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How do phosphorescent pigments glow in the dark?

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Absorb natural or artificial light and store the energy in their molecules. This energy is then released as light over a period of time

44
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What are polymers?

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Long chain molecules

45
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When are polymers formed?

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When lots of monomers join together = polymerisation

46
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Do alkenes or alkanes make addition polymers?

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Alkenes because they have at least one double covalent bond so they can open them up to join together to form polymer chains

47
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Describe the properties of a thermosoftening plastic

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Held together by weak intermolecular forces
?Low melting points
?Soft and mouldable (chains can slide over ech other)

48
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Describe the properties of a thermosetting plastic

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Held together by crosslinking bonds and strong intermolecular forces
?High melting points
?Rigid and can’t be stretched

49
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Compare GoreTex and Nylon

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They are both waterproof

However GoreTex is ‘breathable’ = allows water vapour to pass through

50
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How is GoreTex made?

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Laminating a thin film of expanded PTFE onto nulon of polyester. PTFE = sturdier

51
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How is GoreTex breathable AND waterproof?

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?PTFE = tiny holes = let water vapour through but too small for rain to pass through
?PTFE repels water

52
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What are the two disposal options for non?biodegradable plastics? What are their disadvantages?

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Landfill = long time to decompose, wastes land and plastic
Incineration = releases toxic gases
53
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What is a hydrocarbon?

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A compound formed from carbon and hydrogen atoms ONLY

54
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Are alkanes saturated or unsaturated compounds?

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Saturated because they contain ONLY single bonds between carbon atoms.

Single C?C bonds

55
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Why can alkanes not form polymers?

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No double bonds to open up to allow molecules to join

56
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What bonds hold atoms in hydrocarbons together?

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Covalent (share electrons) because this way both atoms get a full outer shell

57
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Are alkenes saturated or unsaturated compounds?

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Unsaturaed because they contains one or more double covalent bonds in between atoms

C=C

58
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How can you test if a hydrocarbon is an alkane or alkene?

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Add bromine water to substance
If the liquid decolories = alkene (bromine added to double bond)
Stays orange = alkane

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