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1
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What is crude oil?

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A mixture of hydrocarbons

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What is crude oil formed from?

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The remains of ancient biomass (mostly plankton) that was buried in mud

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What is a finite resource?

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One that will run out

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Why is crude oil a finite resource?

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Because it takes longer to form than the rate at which we are using it up

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What is a hydrocarbon?

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A compound made of atoms of carbon and hydrogen only

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6
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What is a general formula?

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A mathematical formula which allows you to work out the chemical formula of a substance

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7
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What is an alkane?

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A hydrocarbon with only single bonds

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Name the first four alkanes

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Methane, ethane, propane, butane

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9
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What is the general formula for alkanes?

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CnH2n+2 (the n and 2n are small)

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How does boiling point change with the length of an alkane?

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The longer the alkane, the higher its boiling point

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How does viscosity change with the length of an alkane?

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The longer the alkane, the more viscous (the thicker) it is

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How does flammability change with the length of an alkane?

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The longer the alkane, the less flammable it is

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13
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What is fractional distillation?

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A process used to separate mixtures of substances with different boiling points

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What are the steps involved in fractional distillation?

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Crude oil is vaporised, different molecules rise up the fractionating column and cool down. Condense at different points on the column.

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Why is fractional distillation important?

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Because the different fractions have different uses

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16
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What is a fuel?

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A substance which when reacted with oxygen releases energy

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17
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Name five fuels we obtain from crude oil

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Petrol, diesel, kerosene, heavy fuel oil and liquefied petroleum gases

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What other uses are there for products of fractional distillation?

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Solvents, lubricants, polymers and detergents

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What is combustion?

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The reaction of a fuel with oxygen

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What are the products of complete combustion?

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Carbon dioxide and water

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21
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When does incomplete combustion occur?

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When there is not enough oxygen present

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22
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What is cracking?

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The process of breaking down a long hydrocarbon into smaller hydrocarbons

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23
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What are the products of cracking?

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Short alkanes and alkenes

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24
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Why is cracking important?

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Because smaller hydrocarbons are more useful than longer ones

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What are the two types of cracking?

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Catalytic and steam cracking

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26
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What are alkenes

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A different type of hydrocarbon which is more reactive than an alkane

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27
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What are alkenes used for?

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As a starting material to make more useful chemicals

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28
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How do you test for an alkene?

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React it with bromine water

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29
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What is the colour change when an alkene reacts with bromine water?

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Turns from orange to colourless

30
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What is an alkene?

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A hydrocarbon with a double bond

31
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What is the general formula for alkenes?

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CnH2n

32
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What does unsaturated means?

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Contains double bonds (which could become C-H bonds)

33
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What are the first four alkenes?

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Ethene, propene, butene, pentene

34
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What are the four reactions of alkenes?

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Combustion, with water, with hydrogen and with halogens

35
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How is the combustion of alkenes different to combustion of alkanes?

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Alkenes usually react by incomplete combustion so burn with smoky flames

36
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Why are the reactions of alkenes with hydrogen, water and halogens known as “addition” reactions?

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Because new atoms are being added to the molecule by breaking the double bond

37
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What is the product from the reaction of an alkene with hydrogen?

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An alkane

38
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What conditions are necessary in the reaction of alkenes with hydrogen?

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60°C, Nickel catalyst

39
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What is the product from the reaction of an alkene with a halogen?

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An alkane with two halogen atoms where the double bond used to be

40
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What is the product from the reaction of an alkene with steam?

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An alcohol

41
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What conditions are necessary for the reaction of alkenes with steam?

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High temperature, high pressure, catalyst

42
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What functional group do all alcohols have?

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OH

43
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Name and draw the first four alcohols

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Methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol (ethanol pictured)

44
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What happens when an alcohol reacts with sodium?

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It forms a sodium salt (e.g. sodium ethoxide from ethanol) and releases hydrogen gas.

45
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What are the products of a combustion reaction involving an alcohol and oxygen?

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Carbon dioxide and water

46
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Write a symbol equation for the reaction of methanol/ethanol/propanol/butanol with oxygen

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E.g CH₃CH₂OH + 5O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H₂O

47
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Do alcohols dissolve in water?

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Yes, they form neutral solutions

48
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How do alcohols react with oxidizing agents?

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They turn into carboxylic acids

49
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What are the main uses of alcohols?

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Solvents, ethanol used as drinking alcohol and a biofuel

50
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What is fermentation?

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The process of turning glucose (a natural sugar) into ethanol

51
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What is required for natural fermentation?

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Yeast

52
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What functional groups do all carboxylic acids have?

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COOH

53
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Name and draw the first four carboxylic acids

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Methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid (image is ethanoic acid)

54
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Why are carboxylic acids weak acids?

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Not all their molecules ionise when in water

55
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What is the product of a reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid?

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An ester

56
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What is polymerisation?

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The process of using small molecules (monomers) to make long chain molecules (polymers)

57
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What are the two types of polymerisation?

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Addition and condensation

58
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What monomers are involved in addition polymerisation?

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Alkenes

59
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How do we draw polymers?

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In round brackets with an n [poly(ethene) is shown]

60
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What type of monomers are involved in condensation polymerisation?

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Ones with two functional groups (like a diol)

61
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What are the products of condensation polymerization?

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A polymer and a small molecule (usually water)

62
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What is an amino acid?

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A biological molecule with two functional groups

63
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Which functional groups do amino acids have?

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NH₂ and -COOH

64
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What do amino acids form during a condensation reaction?

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Polypeptides

65
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What is formed from different amino acids combined in one chain?

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Proteins

66
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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

67
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What is DNA?

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A large molecule containing genetic information

68
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What is the structure of DNA?

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Two polymer chains made from nucleotides in the form of a double helix

69
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Name four naturally occurring polymers

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DNA, proteins, starch, cellulose

70
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What monomers are starch and cellulose made of?

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Glucose

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