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Chemistry: Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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what are hydrocarbons

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compound that is only made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms

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what is an alkane

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simplest hydrocarbon with the formula CnHn+2

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what is fractional distillation

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you heat crude oil causing the hydrocarbons to rise and collect at different points

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what is cracking (crude oil)

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splitting up long chain hydrocarbons into smaller ones

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what is an alkene

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unsaturated double carbon bond hydrocarbon. CnH2n

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what flame do alkenes burn with

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smokey flame

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what four reactions can happen to alkenes

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addition reactions, addition of hydrogen, steam addition, addition with halogens

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what is a functional group

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group of atoms in a molecule that determine how that molecule typically reacts

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what is a homogulous series

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group of compounds with same functional group and react in similar ways

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what forms when steam reacts with alkene

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alcohol

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what are polymers

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long chain of monomers bonded to each other

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what is polymerisation

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the process of monomers joining together to form a polymer

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what monomers make up addition polymers

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unsaturated monomers

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14
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what functional groups do alcohols have

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OH

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15
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what is the formula for alcohol

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CnH2n+1OH

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what two things can alcohols be used for

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solvents and fuels

17
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how can ethanol be made

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fermentation

18
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describe fermentation

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uses an enzyme in yeast to convert sugars into alcohol and produce CO2

19
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what are the best conditions for fermentation (3 details0

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37C temp slightly acidic and anaerobic

20
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what are carboxylic acids

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homologous series of compounds that all have the COOH functional group

21
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what is an ester

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homologous series with functional group COO

22
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what form to make an ester

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alcohol and carboxylic acids

23
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what is the general reaction word equation for esters

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alcohol + carboxylic acids –acid catayst–> ester + water

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what is condensation polymerisation

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polymerisation with monomers that have two functional groups

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what products are formed from condensation polymerisation

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polymer and water

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give three examples of natural polymers and their monomers

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Protein is the polymer of amino acids
DNA is the made up of nucleotide polymers that are made from bases
Starch is the polymer of glucose

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