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C7-Organic Chemistry Flashcards

1
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What is crude oil made of?

A

A mixture of many different compounds-mostly hydrocarbons containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms

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How are different hydrocarbons seperated?

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Via fractional distillation

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3
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Are alkanes saturated or unsaturated and why?

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Saturated-contain as many hydrogen atoms as possible in their molecules

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4
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what are the first 4 alkanes?

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  • Methane
  • Ethane
  • Propane
  • Butane
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5
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What is the formula for alkanes?

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CₙH₂ₙ₊₂

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6
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As the size of the hydrocarbon increases what happens to the….
* Boiling point?
* Volatility?
* Viscosity?
* Flammability?

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  • Increases
  • Decreases
  • Increases
  • Decreases
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7
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What does volatility mean?

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How easily something turns into a gas

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8
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In a fractioning column, where is it the hottest?

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At the bottom

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9
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What is the order of fractions from the top of the fractioning column down?

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  • Refinery gas
  • Petrol
  • Kerosene
  • Diesel
  • Residue
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10
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What is the formula for complete combustion?

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Hydrocarbon + Oxygen –> Carbon Dioxide + Water

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11
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How can we test the gases formed in complete combustion of a hydrocarbon?

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Carbon dioxide turns limewater cloudy and water turns blue cobalt chloride paper pink.

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12
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What does incomplete combustion form?

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Carbon monoxide (a toxic gas)

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13
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Why do we crack hydrocarbons?

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The heavier fractions from fractional distillation of crude oil are not in high demand-they can be broken down to form shorter chains.

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14
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How is cracking carried out?

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By passing alkane vapours over a hot catalyst-this is an example of thermal decomposition-forming 1 alkane and 1+ alkenes

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How can we test for an unsaturated hydrocarbon (alkene)?

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By seeing if it turns orange bromine water colourless

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16
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What are the first 4 alkenes?

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  • Ethene
  • Propene
  • Butene
  • Pentene
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17
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What is the formula for alkenes?

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CₙH₂ₙ

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18
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What is the functional group of alkenes?

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C=C

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19
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What is a family of organic compounds with the same functional group called?

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A homologous series

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20
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What makes alkenes far more reactive than alkanes?

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The carbon-carbon double bond

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21
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How do alkenes react with halogens?
Use the example of ethene and bromine.

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Ethene + Bromine –>dibromoethane

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22
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How can we produce alkanes from alkenes?

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By reacting the alkenes with hydrogen

23
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How can we create ethanol from ethene?

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By reacting ethene with steam

24
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What is the functional group for alchohols?

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-OH

25
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What are the first 4 alchohols?

A
  • Methanol
  • Ethanol
  • Propanol
  • Butanol
26
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What is the structural formula for ethanol?

A

C₂H₅OH

27
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What is the functional group for carboxylic acids?

A

-COOH

28
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What are the first 4 Carboxylic acids?

A
  • Methanoic acid
  • Ethanoic acid
  • Propanoic acid
  • Butanoic acid
29
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What is the structural formula for ethanoic acid?

A

CH₃COOH

30
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What is the functional group for esters?

A

-COO-

31
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What is an ester formed by reacting ethanol with ethanoic acid?

A

ethyl ethanoate (+water)

32
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What is the structural formula of ethyl ethanoate?

A

CH₃COOC₂H₅

33
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What is the fermentation process formula to produce alchohol?

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Glucose –(Yeast)–> Ethanol + Carbon dioxide

34
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What is the combustion reaction for ethanol?

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Ethanol + Oxygen –> Carbon dioxide + Water

35
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How does Ethanol react with sodium?

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Sodium + Ethanol –> Sodium Ethanoxide + Hydrogen

36
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How does ethanol undergo oxidation to form ethanoic acid?

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Ethanol + oxygen atoms from oxidising agent –> ethanoic acid + water

37
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What is the main acid used in vinegar?

A

Ethanoic acid

38
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What does ethanoic acid and sodium carbonate react to form?

A

Sodium ethanoate + water + carbon dioxide

39
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Are Carboxylic acids strong or weak acids?

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Weak acids-don’t fully ionise

40
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What is needed in the reaction to produce esters?

A

A strong acid catalyst

41
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What are plastics made from?

A

Large covalently bonded molecules called polymers

42
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How are polymer molecules made?

A

When many monomers join together

42
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What is the polymer produced by ethene?

A

Polyethene

43
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What is different between addition and condensation polymerisation?

A

Condensation polymerisation usually involves a small molecule

43
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How do monomers join together via addition polymerisation?

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The C=C bond opens up and bonds to another alkene molecule

43
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What letter is used to depict a repeat in a polymer?

A

N

44
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How do we form polyester?

A

By reacting a diol e.g ethanediol and a dicarboxylic acid e.g. ethanedioic acid

45
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What does forming a polyester also produce?

A

2nH₂0

46
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What do simple carbohydrates (monosaccharides) polymerise to form?

A

Starch and cellulose -polysaccharides (and water)

47
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What are the 2 functional groups for amino acids?

A

Amine: -NH₂
Carboxylic acid group: -COOH

48
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What is the polymerisation symbol reaction for peptides?

A

nH₂NCH₂COOH –> -(-HNCH₂CO-)- + nH₂O

49
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What can be changed in a amino acid (peptide) molecule?

A

One of the Hydrogens in the CH₂ Bond

50
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What is the structure of a DNA?
What is the monomer called?
What is the side product of the monomers turning into a polymer?

A

A phosphate bonded to a pentose sugar, bonded to an organic base-this is the monomer called a nucleotide. Many nucleotides are joined together to form DNA and water.

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