Chapter 10 Flashcards
what is a functional group?
it is what gives a family of compounds their characteristic reactions
what is the functional group of an alkene?
the C=C bond
what is a homologous series?
a family of an organic compounds with the same functional group
why aren’t alkenes used as fuels?
they commonly combust incompletely which releases much less energy
functional group of alcohols
OH-
where do you find the OH- on an alcohol molecule?
on bthe very right
first four components of the alcohol series?
methanol
ethanol
propanol
butanol
functional group of carboxylic acids
-COOH
first four carboxylic acids
methanoic acid
ethanoic acids
propanoic acid
butanoic acid
functional group in esters
-COO-
how is ethanol produced?
fermentation
how is ethene obtained?
cracking crude oil
how is ethanol made?
reacting ethene with steam in the presence of a catalyst
what property makes alcohols useful as solvents?
they dissolve many other substances
3 uses of alcohols?
perfumes
mouthwash
aftershave
what is produced when an alcohol combusts?
carbon dioxide and water
what is produced when an alcohol is mixed with sodium? (eg ethanol)
sodium (eth)oxide and hydrogen
what is produced when an alcohol is oxidised?
a carboxylic acid and water
general formula of alkenes
Cn H2n
what are alkenes?
hydrocarbons with a double C=C bond
what makes alkenes unsaturated?
the double C=C bond means that they have two fewer hydrogen compared to the alkanes with the same number of carbons
what are the first four alkenes and how many carbons do they have?
ethene (2)
propene (3)
butene (4)
pentene (5)
what is produced when alkenes combust completely?
water and carbon dioxide
what happens when alkenes burn in air and why?
they undergo incomplete combustion
there isn’t enough oxygen
what is produced during incomplete combustion? 4
water, carbon dioxide, carbon and carbon monoxide
why are alkanes used as fuels?
they combust completely and release more energy
what happens when alkenes burn?
incomplete combustion
burn with a smoky yellow flame
why are alkenes unsaturated?
the double C=C bond means they don’t have the maximum amount of hydrogens
what is hydrogenation?
the addition of hydrogen
what happens when hydrogen is added to an alkene?
the equivalent, saturated, alkane is formed