Further Organic Chemsitry

Question 1

Uses of alcohols

Answer 1

Solvents in industry
Fuels
Alcoholic drinks

Question 2

What a homologous series?
What’s a functional group?

Answer 2

Families of hydrocarbons with the same general formula and the same functional group so have similar properties.
A group of atoms within a carbon chain that can react

Question 3

-What’s an addition reaction?
-What are the reaction conditions for the addition of hydrogen?

Answer 3

-When Alkenes undergo addition reactions, when the c=c bond breaks and another molecule is able to add on across the bond.
-Hydrogen or nickel

Question 4

-What are the reaction conditions for the addition of a halogen?
-What are the reaction conditions for the addition of water/steam?

Answer 4

-A halogen
-300 degrees C, 79 atm