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1
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Alkane

A

C bonds to 4 atoms

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2
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Saturated hydrocarbons

A

Alkanes
All bonds with other atoms are single bonds

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3
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Use of alkane

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Low reactivity
Good combustion
Fuel

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4
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Alkane formula

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Cn H 2n + 2

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5
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Organic

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Carbon

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6
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Homologous

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A family of similar compounds

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7
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Burning alkanes wo o2

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2C + O2 -> 2 CO

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8
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Burning w loads of o2

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Chill
Energy
CO2
Water

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9
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Steam cracking

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Vaporised heavy h are combined w steam in high temp env

850 degrees plus
Alkanes and alkenes

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10
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Catalytic cracking

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Passed over the top of a heated catalyst
Alkanes and alkenes

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11
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Alkene use

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Starting material for stuff like ethanol
Feedstock for polymers

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12
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unsaturated

A

Contain a double bond between two C atoms

Means that an alkane and alkene w same length will have dif number of H atoms
- alkane will have 2 more H atoms

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13
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How reactive are alkenes

A

More than alkanes

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14
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Functional group

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Atoms taht impact the reactions of an organic compound

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15
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Functional group of alkenes

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C = C

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16
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Addition ractions

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C = C bond opens up and allows C atoms to bond w new atoms

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17
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Alkenes and oxygen

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Incomplete or complete combustion

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18
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C3H6 + O2-> (CO)

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(3 in front of O2)

-> 3CO + 3 H2O

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19
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C3H6 + O2 -> (soot)

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(2 in front of propene)
(3 in front of O2)

-> 6C + 6 H2O

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20
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C3H6 + O2 -> (complete combustion)

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2 in front of propene
9 in front of oxygen

-> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O

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21
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Alkenes and hydrogen gas

A

Nickel catalyst
Forms an alkane
Called hydrogenation

e.g. C2H4 + H2 -> C2H6

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22
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Alkenes and halogens

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  • alkenes react w bromine water when shaken
  • orange/brown to colourless
  • good test yeh

ethene + bromine ->dibromoethane (colourless)

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23
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Alkenes and water (steam)

A

phosphoric acid catalyst
forms alcohol

e.g. ethene + steam -> ethanol
C2H4 + H2O -> C2H5OH

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24
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Formual for alcohol

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Cn H2n+1 OH

25
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alchohol functional gruop

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hydroxyl group OH

26
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alcohol and oxidising agent

A

carboxylic acid

27
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alcohol and sodium

A

alcohols are neutral, but react slowly with sodium to make hydrogen

28
Q

alcohol and air (heat)

A

co2 and water

29
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alcohol and water

A

neutral solutions

30
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uses for alcohols

A

solvents
fuels
feedstocks

31
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how is alcohol made

A

fermentation
hydration

32
Q

fermentation

A

glucose
37 degrees
yeast
anaerobic
(slightly) acidic

alcohol in aqueous solution + CO2

33
Q

hydration

A

ethene + water
300 degrees
phosphoric acid

alcohol

34
Q

oxidation of alcohols

A

alcohol + oxygen -> carboxylic acid

“oxygen” = oxidising agent e.g. potassium dichromate

changes colour from orange -> green during reaction

chromate reduced
alcohol oxidised

35
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carboxylic acid functional group

A

COOH

36
Q

methanoic acid

A

HCOOH

37
Q

ethanoic acid

A

CH3COOH

38
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propanoic acid

A

C2H5COOH

39
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butanoic acid

A

C3H7COOH

40
Q

carboxylic acid strength

A

forms an equilibrium in water

acidic as H+ released
weak acid as it’s only partly dissociated

-> reacts with bases e.g. metal oxides, hydroxides, carbonates

41
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formula for carboxylic acid

A

Cn H2n+1 COOH

42
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alcohol and carboxylic acid

A

acid catalyst (concentrated sulfuric)
ester and water

e.g.
ethanoic acid + ethanol -> ethyl ethanoate + water

43
Q

carbonates and carboxylic acids

A

salt
co2
water

44
Q

water and carboxylic acids

A

solution with acidic pH
partly dissociates H+ ions
weak acid

45
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esters functional group

A

-COO-

46
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monomer

A

small molecules joined to other small molecules to make a long-chain polymerp

47
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polymer

A

a long chain molecule made by joining lots of small molecules

48
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addition

A

double bond broken

49
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polymerisation

A

many monomers join together to make a long chain

50
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monomer in addition polymerisation

A

alkenes - double bond opens to allow multiple alkenes to join together

51
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product in addition polymerisation

A

polymer e.g.
polyethene
polypropene

52
Q

ethene addition polymerisation

A

polyethene

53
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propene addition polymerisation

A

polypropene

54
Q

polyesters

A

diols and dicarboxylic acids

55
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condensation polymerisation

A

joining monomers with 2 functional groups to produce larger products (and a small molecule by-product e.g water)

56
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functional group of amino caids

A

amine -nh2
carboxyl - cooh

57
Q

polymerisation of amino acids

A

condensation polymerisation
produces polypeptide and water

58
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A

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