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1
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What are hydrocarbons?

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Compounds that contain hydrogen and carbon atoms.

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What 2 types of hydrocarbons are there?

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Alkanes: C-C (saturated)
Alkenes: C=C (unsaturated)

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Suffix for alkanes?

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ane

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Suffix for alkenes?

A

ene

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General formula for Alkanes?

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C(n)H(2n+2)

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General formula for Alkenes?

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C(n)H(2n)

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7
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Prefixes for hydrocarbons?

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1: Meth
2: Eth
3: Prop
4: But
5: Pent

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8
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How many covalent bond does a carbon have?

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Four

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How many covalent bonds does a hydrogen have?

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One

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10
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What happens to carbon & hydrogen during complete combustion of alkanes?

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Carbon: Oxidised to make carbon dioxide
Hydrogen: Oxidized to make water

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Word equation for complete combustion of alkanes?

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Alkane + Oxygen –> Carbon Dioxide + Water

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12
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What happens when there is incomplete combustion in alkanes?

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Carbon oxidises to carbom monoxide instead of CO2.

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13
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What’s a functional group?

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A specific set of atoms within a molecule that determine the characteristics of that molecule.

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14
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Examples of functional groups?

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C=C: Alkenes
OH: Alcohols (Hydroxyl Group)
COOH: Carboxyl Group

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What’s an addition reaction?

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Molecules combine to form a bigger molecule with no byproducts.

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16
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Which hydrocarbons can undergo addition reactions?

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Alkenes because they have a C=C bond which can break down into single bonds with other molecules.

17
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Alkenes addition reactions with hydrogen word equation?
Example?

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Alkene + Hydrogen –> Alkane

Ethene + Hydrogen –> Ethane

18
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What’s an alcohol?

A

Homologous series which forms part of the OH (hydroxyl) functional group.

19
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Suffix for alcohols?

A

ol

20
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What’s the general formula for alcohols?

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C(n)H(2n+1)OH

21
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What’s a carboxylic acid?

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Homologous series which forms part of the -COOH (carboxylic) group.

22
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How do you name carboxylic acids?

A

hydrocarbon prefix + antic acid

E.g. ethanoic acid

23
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General formula for carboxylic acids?

A

C(n)H(2n+1)COOH

24
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How are carboxylic acids made?

A

Alcohols that are oxidized become carboxylic acids.

25
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Ethanol to Ethanoic acid symbol & word equations?

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Ethanol + Oxygen –> Ethanoic acid + Water

C2H5OH + 2O –> C2H5COOH + H2O

26
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Acid + Metal –> ?

A

Acid + Metal –> Salt + Hydrogen

27
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Acid + Alkali –> ?

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Acid + Alkali –> Salt + Water

28
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Acid + Carbonates –> ?

A

Acid - Carbonate –> Salt + Water + Carbon dioxide

29
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What will be created when ethanoic acid reacts with sodium carbonate?

A

Ethanoic acid + Sodium carbonate –> Sodium ethanoate + Water + Carbon dioxide

30
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What will carboxylic acids go into when formed into a salt?

A

Prefix + anoate

E.g. Ethanoate

31
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What is crude oil?

A

Fossil fuels that is made of remains of marine organisms. Mixture of hydrocarbons

32
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What happens the more carbons there are in a hydrocarbon?

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  • Higher boiling points
  • Stronger inter-molecular forces
33
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How are hydrocarbons separated from one another in crude oil?

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Fractional distillation

34
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How does fractional distillation work in hydrocarbons?

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  • Fractionating column has temperature difference, (top = colder, bottom = hotter)
  • Hydrocarbons condense at a certain level (different boiling points) and come out as liquids, at their fraction.
  • Small hydrocarbons (Methane-Butane) leave as gas
  • Big hydrocarbons are left at the bottom.
35
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What is cracking?

A

Splitting long hydrocarbons into more useful (smaller) hydrocarbons.

36
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How is cracking done?

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At high temperatures and with a catalyst, it breaks down the carbon bonds, and splits into smaller hydrocarbons.

37
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What are addition polymers?

A

Polymers made from long molecules joined together through addition reactions.

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