Organic Chemisrty Flashcards
In a fractionating column, what process is caused by heating?
evaporation
In what form (solid, liquid or gas) is crude oil found?
liquid
The reason there are so many types of natural and synthetic carbon compounds is because of the ability of carbon atoms to… what?
form families of similar compounds
The group of hydrocarbons with the general formula of CnH2n+2 are known as what?
alkanes
Most of the compounds found in crude oil consist of carbon and what other element?
hydrogen
Compounds that consist of carbon and hydrogen only are known as what?
hydrocarbons
Crude oil is separated into different… what?
fractions
All hydrocarbons contain carbon and which other element?
hydrogen
Crude oil is described as a complex mixture of __________. What one word completes the sentence?
hydrocarbons
Crude oil is separated into a number of different fractions. Which hydrocarbons are used for jet fuel?
kerosene
What physical property is used to separate individual hydrocarbon fractions from crude oil?
boiling point
If an alkane contains two carbons, how many hydrogen atoms will it contain?
6
If an alkane contains five carbon atoms, how many hydrogen atoms will it contain?
12
True or false? Hydrocarbons are given the name because they contain the elements hydrogen, oxygen and carbon.
false
If an alkane contains three carbons, how many hydrogen atoms will it contain?
8
Like coal, crude oil is a type of fuel made out of the remains of ancient organisms. What name is given to this type of fuel?
fossil fuel
What are the elements found in fractions obtained from crude oil?
hydrogen and carbon
Petrol, diesel oil, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gases are all produced from what substance?
crude oil
The process of continually evaporating and condensing in a fractionating column is known as __________ distillation.
fractional
Alkanes contain the maximum possible amount of hydrogen. They are known as being __________.
saturated
In a fractionating column, what process is caused by cooling?
condensing
What is the name of the industry that produces solvents, lubricants, polymers and detergents?
petrochemical industry
Would you use chemical or physical methods to separate the different components of crude oil?
physical
True or false? Alkanes contain double bonds.
false
Every fraction from crude oil contains hydrocarbons with a similar number of carbon and __________ atoms.
hydrogen
What product makes up the largest part of crude oil?
petrol
Petrol makes up what percentage of crude oil?
20%
The fractions in fractional distillation separate at different… what?
temperature
True or false? Alkanes are a homologous family.
true
What product makes up the smallest part of crude oil?
Liquefied gas
Liquefied gas makes up what percentage of crude oil?
1.7%
Heating oil makes up what percentage of crude oil?
10%
Jet fuel makes up what percentage of crude oil?
4%
What three letters do all the alkane names end in?
ane
As well as alkanes, what other group of hydrocarbons are made as a result of cracking?
alkenes
Delilah wants to see if a solution is an alkane or an alkene. The solution is colourless, and she adds orange-brown bromine water to it. After she adds the bromine water, what colour will the solution be if it is an alkane?
orange-brown
Alkanes do not react with _______ _____ , so the colour remains an orange colour.
bromine water
Alkanes do not react with bromine water, so the colour remains an ______ _____.
orange colour