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C9 - Crude Oil And fuels Flashcards

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1
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What is crude oil?

A

A finite resource found in rocks often under oceans

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What are groups of molecules called?

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Homologous groups

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If it ends in -ane what is it?

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A alkane

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4
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Crude oil is a mixture of…

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Hydrocarbons

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5
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How many carbons in methane?

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1

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How many carbons in ethane?

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2

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How many carbons in propane?

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3

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8
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How many carbons in butane?

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4

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9
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What is the rule to work out the formula for an alkane?

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CnH2n+2

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10
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How is crude oil separated?

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By fractional distillation

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Explain the method for crude oil being separated.

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Crude oil is heated and the fractions boil at their specific boiling point before condensing to be collected.

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What are the 5 properties of alkanes?

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Flammable
Saturated
Immiscible
Volatile
Viscous

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13
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The longer the chain length…

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The higher the boiling point

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14
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Why does a long chain length have a higher boiling point?

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More intermolecular forces to overcome

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15
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What is volatility?

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The property of evaporation so the shorter the chain the more volatile.

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16
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What is viscosity?

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The property that determine flow so longer chains are more viscous

17
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Why does viscosity occur?

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More intermolecular forces to keep them stuck together meaning less flow

18
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Which chains are more flammable?

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Longer chains are less flammable than shorter chains

19
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Why is something flammable?

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More intramolecular bonds to break

20
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Are alkanes immiscible?

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No lakebed mix with water

21
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Are alkanes saturated?

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All alkanes are saturated which are full of single bonds

22
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What are alkenes?

A

Also hydrocarbons
Have one double bond with carbon
All end in -ene

23
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What is the formula for alkene?

A

CnH2n

Year 11 - Chemistry (2 decks)

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