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Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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Molecular formula

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Notation used to show the type and number of atoms in a molecule

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Condensed structural formula

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Notation used to show type and number of atoms in a molecule with groups of atoms written separately

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Structural formula

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Graphical representation of a molecule showing types, number of atoms and how they are bonded

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Homologous series

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A group of organic molecules from the same family of organic molecules that share the same general forum and have similar chemical properties

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General formula of alkanes

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CnH2n+2

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Alkanes

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Homologous series of hydrocarbons, characterised by having carbon atoms linked with single bonds. Suffix - ane.

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Alkene general formula

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CnH2n

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Alkenes

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Homologous series of hydrocarbons characterised by having carbon atoms linked with one or more double bonds. Suffix -ene.

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Hydrocarbon

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Molecules that contain only carbon and hydrocarbon atoms

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Chemical properties of alkenes and alkanes

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  • Non-reactive with acids, alkalis, metals and water
  • Low melting/boiling point - weak intermolecular forces
  • Volatile
  • Smelly
  • Don’t conduct heat/electricty
  • Combust easily
  • Non-polar - won’t dissolve in water
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Saturated

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Every carbon atom has the maximum amount of atoms bonded to it. (Alkane)

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Substitution reaction

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When there is a saturated molecule (alkane), if another atom is to be added, one atom must be removed first. For this to occur, enough energy must be available to overcome the activation energy required to break the C-H bond.

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Unsaturated molecules

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Not every carbon atom has the maximum amount of atoms bonded to it because of one or more double bonds. (alkenes)

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Addition reactions

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When there is an unsaturated molecule (alkene), if another atom is added, the double bond can be broken into a single bond and the available site is occupied by another atom. Requires less energy to break a double bond than a C-H bond so it can proceed more easily that a substitution reaction.

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Alcohols

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Homologous series characterised by having the -OH functional group hydroxyl.

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Solute

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The solid substance being dissolved

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Solvent

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The liquid that dissolves the solute

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Solution

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When a solute dissolves in a solvent

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Soluble

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A substance that can dissolve in a solvent

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Insoluble

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A substance that cannot dissolve in a solvent

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Miscible

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Two liquids that can dissolve into each other

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Immiscible

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Two liquids that cannot dissolve into each other

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Complete combustion

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Occurs in a plentiful supply of oxygen. All carbon and hydrogen atoms are oxidised to carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O)

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Incomplete combustion

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Occurs in a limited supply of oxygen. Hydrogen atoms are oxidised to water (H2O) and carbo products include carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon/soot (C)

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Non renewable fuel

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Fuels that cannot be easily made or renewed. We can use up or exhaust non-renewable fuels eg oil, natural gas, coal etc

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Carbon neutral

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Making no difference to the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Renewable fuel

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A range of sources for generating energy which will always be available or are able to be regrown or remade

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Fossil fuel

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A natural fuel in the geological past from the remains of living organisms

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Global warming

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An increase in the temperature of earths’s atmosphere, generally attributed to increased levels of carbon dioxide (which traps heat) in the atmosphere.

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Acid rain

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Rainfall is made acidic by the effects of atmospheric pollution caused by burning fossil fuels

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Ocean acidification

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Name given to the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by their uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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Fractional distillation

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The process in which various hydrocarbon components of crude oil are separated into fractions based on their different boiling points.

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Cracking

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Breaking long-chained molecules into shorter and more useful products such as petrol that can be made into plastics. Involves heat and a catalyst. Uses one alkane and one alkene.

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Monomer

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Small molecules (alkenes) which join to form polymers

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Polymerisation

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Joining a large number of small molecules to make a very long chain

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Atomic structure of carbon

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(2,4), 6 protons, 6 neutrons, 6 electrons, covalent bonding

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General formula for alkanes

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General formula for alkenes

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General formula for alcohols

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

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What is crude oil?

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A mixture of hydrocarbons

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Conditions required for cracking

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Heat, pressure and catalyst

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Conditions required for polymerisation

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Heat, temp, catalyst, pressure

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