C3 - Chemical Economics Flashcards
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What is the equation for atom economy?
(Mr of desired product ÷ sum of Mr of ALL products) x 100
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What is the equation for percentage yield?
(actual yield ÷ expected yield) x 100
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How do you calculate the energy tranferred by a fuel?
mass of water x specific heat capacity of water x temperature change
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How do you calculate the energy tranferred by a fuel per gram?
energy transferred ÷ mass of fuel burned
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What are the 3 allotropes of carbon?
Diamond, Graphite and Buckminsterfullerene
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What are the advantages of a continuous process?
Does not need to be shut down often. Can be highly automated. Can produce a high quantity at once. Consistent quality.
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What are the disadvantages of a continuous process?
High startup costs. Not flexible - can’t produce a range of products on the same machinery.
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What are the advantages of a batch process?
Small/low startup costs. Can produce a variety of products (flexible). Drugs can be complicated so it’s easier to make small batches - easier to recall if there is a problem.
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What are the disadvantages of a batch process?
Equipment needs cleaning out before each batch. Difficult to keep consistentcy. Very labour intensive.
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What are the properties of diamond?
High melting point. Rigid structure. Does NOT conduct electricity. Lustrous/shiny.
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What are the properties of buckminsterfullerene?
Shaped like closed tubes or hollow balls. Can be joined to form nanotubes. Used as industrial catalysts.
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What are the properties of graphite?
High melting point. Slippery. Conducts electricity. Lustrous/shiny.
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Why does diamond not conduct electricity?
Because there are no delocalised (free) electrons. All 4 carbon atoms are bonded to.
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Why do diamond and graphite have high melting points?
Because the strong covalent bonds take a lot of energy to break.
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Why can graphite conduct electricity?
Because only 3 out of the 4 carbon atoms are used in bonds, therefore it has free (delocalised) electrons.
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Why can fullerene be used as a catalyst?
They can be joined to form nanotubes which have a large surface area. Individual catalyst molecules can be attached to the nanotube.
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What can fullerenes be used for?
Administering drugs to the body for slow release, by caging the molecule and trapping it inside. Industrial catalysts.
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What properties do giant molecular structures have?
Usually don’t conduct electricity - except graphite. Have high melting points. Don’t dissolve in water. Strong.
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What is an exothermic reaction?
One which gives out energy to the surroundings, usually in the form of heat, which is shown by a rise in temperature.
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What is an endothermic reaction?
One which takes in energy from the surroundings, usually in the form of heat which is shown by a fall in temperature.
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What is an example of an endothermic reaction?
Thermal decomposition because heat must be supplied to cause the compound to decompose.
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What is an example of an exothermic reaction?
Burning fuels, as it gives out lots of heat.
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What happens to bonds in an exothermic reaction?
The energy released in bond formation exceeds the amount of energy used in breaking old bonds.
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What happens to bonds in an endothermic reaction?
The energy required to break old bonds is greater than the energy released when new bonds are formed.
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What does a calorimetric experiment involve?
Heating water by burning a liquid fuel. Reduce draughts and put as much heat as possible into heating up the water.
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How is a calorimetric experiment kept fair?
Same apparatus, same amount of water, and the water should start and finish at the same temperature.
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What is one of the slowest reactions?
Rusting of iron. Though others include chemical weathering.
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What is an example of a moderate speed reaction?
Reacting a metal with a dilute acid to produce a gentle stream of bubbles.
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What is an example of a fast reaction?
Burning is really fast. But an explosion is even faster and releases a lot of gas. Explosive reactions are all over in a fraction of a second.
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What 2 ways can the gas produced measure the rate of a reaction?
Measure the change in mass - take readings off the balance at regular intervals. Measure the volume of gas - use a gas syringe to measure the volume of gas produced at regular intervals.
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What does the rate of a chemical reaction depend upon?
Collision frequency (how often they collide), and the energy transferred during a collision (particles must collide with sufficient energy to be successful).