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Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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Addition Reaction

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reactions where the double bond opens up, allowing something else to react with the substance

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Alkane

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hydrocarbon with only single bonds

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Methane

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alkane with one carbon

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Ethane

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alkane with two carbons

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Propane

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alkane with three carbons

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Butane

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alkane with four carbons

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Pentane

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alkane with five carbons

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Sextane

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alkane with six carbons

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Heptane

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alkane with seven carbons

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Octane

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alkane with eight carbons

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Nonane

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alkane with nine carbons

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Decane

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alkane with ten carbons

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Dodecane

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alkane with twenty carbons

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Pentacosane

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alkane with twenty-five carbons

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Alkene

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hydrocarbon with double bonds

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Ethene

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alkene with two carbons

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Propene

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alkene with three carbons

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Butene

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alkene with four carbons

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Pentene

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alkene with five carbons

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Sextene

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alkene with six carbons

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Heptene

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alkene with seven carbons

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Octene

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alkene with eight carbons

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Nonene

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alkene with nine carbons

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Decene

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alkene with ten carbons

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Dodecene

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alkene with twenty carbons

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Pentacosene

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alkene with twenty-five carbons

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Amylopectin

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a naturally occurring polymer made up of repeated glucose molecules arranged in chains, found in starch alongside amylose

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Amylose

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a naturally-occurring polymer made up of repeated glucose monomers with a helical structure, found in starch alongside amylose

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Batch Process

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a process that stops and starts, much cheaper equipment needed than continuous, but much more expensive labour costs

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Bubble Trap

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the part of the fractional tower that slows down molecules

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Butanol

A

C4H10O

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Butanoic Acid

A

C3H7COOH

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Carbohydrates

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oxygenated hydrocarbons

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Carboxylic Acid

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a homologous series with the functional group COOH

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Cellulose

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a naturally-occuring polymer found in the stems of plants and trees

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Combustion of Alkenes

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Alkenes, unlike alkanes, burn with a smokey yellow flame, combustion of alkenes is incomplete, and release less energy per mole in combustion than alkanes

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Continuous Reaction

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a process that can keep going indefinately

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Cracking

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reaction in the oil industry to break down large hydrocarbons into smaller, more useful ones

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Crude Oil

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a substance formed in rock that can be separated out into naphtha, diesel, petrol and bitumen

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Dehydration

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where water is removed

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Electron Dense

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having a density that prevents electrons from penetrating

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Ester

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monomers that join together to make polyester

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Ethanol

A

C2H6O

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Ethanoic Acid

A

CH3COOH

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Fractional Distillation

A

allows the separation of substances

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Functional Group

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gives a family of compounds their characteristic reactions

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Halogenation

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a type of addition reaction where halogens are added

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Homologous Series

A

the sequence of hydrocarbons

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Hydration

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a type of addition reaction where water is added

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Hydrocarbon

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compounds made only of hydrogen and carbon

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Hydrogenation

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a type of addition reaction where hydrogen is added

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Intermolecular Forces

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forces between molecules

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Intramolecular Forces

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forces within molecules

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Lignin

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a naturally-occuring polymer found in wood

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Macromolecule

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a large molecule made up of repeated subunits

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Methanol

A

CH3OH

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Methanoic Acid

A

HCOOH

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Methylated Spirits

A

a mixture between ethanol and methanol

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Micron

A

millionth of a metre

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Monomer

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small molecules that join together to form polymers

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Natural Polymers

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naturally-occurring polymers

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Nucleotide

A

monomer used to make DNA

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Oil Refinery

A

where fractional distillation happens and crude oil is separated out into molecules of similar sizes

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Organic Chemistry

A

the chemistry of carbon-containing compounds

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Paraffin Wax

A

C20H42

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Polymer

A

molecules made out of long chains of hundreds of monomers, eg DNA, proteins

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Polyethene

A

polymer made up ethene monomers

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Polypropene

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polymer made up of propene monomers

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Polybutene

A

polymer made up of butene monomers

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Polypentene

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polymer made up of pentene monomers

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Polysextene

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polymer made up of sextene monomers

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Polyheptene

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polymer made up of heptene monomers

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Polyoctene

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polymer made up of octene monomers

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Polynonene

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polymer made up of nonene monomers

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Polydecene

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polymer made up of decene monomers

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Polydodecene

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polymer made up of dodecene monomers

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Polypentacosene

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polymer made up of pentacosene monomers

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Polystyrene

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polymer made up of styrene monomers

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Polyester

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polymer made up of ester monomers

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Polyvinylchloride

A

polymer made up of vinyl chloride monomers

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Polymerisation

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the process by which polymers form

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Polysacchride

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a polymer made of many specific repeating glucose subunits

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Pores

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holes in sedimentary rock where crude oil is formed

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Propanol

A

C3H8O

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Propanoic Acid

A

C2H7COOH

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Protein

A

polymers made up of amino acid monomers

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Pulping

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the process by which lignin and cellulose are separated to create paper

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Repeating Unit

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the bit of the polymer that repeats, which is different from the monomers as it breaks their double bond

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Silicon Dioxide

A

sand

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Styrene

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a hydrocarbon with abnormal structure

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Synthetic Polymers

A

manmade polymers

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Thermosetting Polymers

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polymers that do not soften when heated

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Thermosoftening Polymers

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polymers that soften when heated

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Vinyl Chloride

A

H2C=CHCl

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