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Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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1
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Name the three fossil fuels.

A

coal, natural gas and petroleum

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What is the main constituent of natural gas?

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methane

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3
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Define the term ‘hydrocarbon’.

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Compounds containing hydrogen and carbon only

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4
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What process is used to separate petroleum into its fractions?

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Fractional distillation

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5
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What is petroleum?

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a mixture of hydrocarbons

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What is a fraction?

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a group of hydrocarbons with similar chain lengths

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7
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What are features of fractions obtained from petroleum at the top of the fractionating column?

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  • lower boiling points - runny- volatile- smaller chain length
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What are features of fractions obtained from petroleum at the bottom of the fractionating column?

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  • higher boiling points- viscous- low volatility- bigger chain length
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What is the order of the fractions, from the smallest chain to the largest?

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refinery gas, gasoline, naphtha, paraffin, diesel oil , fuel oil , lubricating fraction, bitumen

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10
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What is the use of refinery gas?

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heating and cooking

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What is the use of gasoline?

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fuel in cars

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12
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What is the use of naphtha?

A

chemical feedstock

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13
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What is the use of paraffin?

A

jet fuel

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14
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What is the use of diesel oil?

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fuel used in diesel engines

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What is the use of fuel oil?

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fuel in ships and home heating systems

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What is the use of lubricating oil?

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for lubricants, waxes and polishes

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17
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What is the use of bitumen?

A

making roads

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18
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What is the general formula of alkanes?

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CnH2n+2

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19
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What is the general formula of alkenes?

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CnH2n

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20
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What is a functional group?

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an atom or a group of atoms that determine the chemical properties of a homologous series

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21
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What is a structural formula?

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an unambiguous description of the way atoms in a molecule are arranged

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22
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What are structural isomers?

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compounds with the same molecular formula, but different structural formulae

23
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What is a homologous series?

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a family of similar compounds with similar chemical properties due to the presence of the same functional group

24
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What is a saturated compound?

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contains molecules containing only C-C single bonds

25
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What is an unsaturated compound?

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contains molecules containing at least one C-C double + bond

26
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What are the general characteristics of a homologous series?

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  • have the same functional group- have the same general formula- trend in physical properties- similar chemical properties
27
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How is the bonding in alkanes?

A

single covalentsaturated hydrocarbons

28
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Are alkanes reactive or unreactive?

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generally unreactive, except in combustion and with halogens in UV light

29
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What happens in a substitution reaction?

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one atom/group of atoms is replaced by another atom/group of atoms

30
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What type of reaction is the reaction between alkanes and chlorine?

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substitution + photochemical

31
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What is the condition necessary for alkanes to react with chlorine? Why?

A

UV light, it gives the activation energy

32
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How is the bonding in alkenes?

A

contains a covalent carbon-carbon double bondunsaturated hydrocarbons

33
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Why is cracking used?

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-because long chain alkanes can be turned into more useful short chain alkanes (can be used for fuels)-alkenes produced can be used to make polymers (plastic)

34
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What happens when an alkene comes into contact with aqueous bromine? How does this differ from an alkane’s reaction with aqueous bromine?

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alkene - decolorises aqueous brominealkane - no difference

35
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How many products are formed in an addition reaction?

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ONLY one

36
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What type of reaction do alkenes undergo?

A

addition

37
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What happens in a reaction between an alkene and hydrogen?

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the product becomes an alkene, with the same number of carbon atoms than before but different number of hydrogen atoms

38
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What is necessary for an alkene to react with hydrogen?

A

nickel + 200ºC

39
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What happens when an alkene reacts with steam?

A

it forms an alcohol

40
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What is necessary for an alkene to react with steam?

A

300ºC + phosphoric acid

41
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What conditions are necessary for cracking?

A

high temperaturecatalyst - either ceramic or aluminium oxide

42
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What is produced in cracking?

A

shorter chain alkanes and alkenes (more useful)

43
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What type of reactions do alkanes undergo?

A

substitution reactions

44
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Which hydrocarbons are more volatile? At the top or bottom of the fractionating column?

A

more volatile if higher up the fractionating columnthe smaller the molecule, the more volatile

45
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State in order the prefixes of alkanes and alkenes according to the number of carbon atoms.

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  1. meth-2. eth-3. prop-4. but-5. pent-6. hex-7. hept-8. oct-
46
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Which hydrocarbons are more viscous? At the top or bottom of the fractionating column?

A

the larger the molecule, the more viscous

47
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word equation for combustion

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fuel (hydrocarbon) + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

48
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word equation for combustion

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fuel (hydrocarbon) + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

49
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what is combustion

A

burning

50
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when does incomplete combustion occur?

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when there is a shortage of oxygen

51
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what is formed as result of incomplete combustion? Why is it dangerous?

A

carbon monoxide (colorless odorless gas) and/ or soot. carbon monoxide is dangerous as it binds irreversebly to haemoglobin, reducing its ability to carry oxygen

52
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what are the possibilities of products in cracking

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  • alkene + hydrogen- alkene + alkane- alkane + alkene + alkane
53
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word equation for incomplete combustion

A

fuel + oxygen -> carbon monoxide + water

54
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process of fractional distillation (so para annuca - mari ignora esse card)

A
  • The boiling crude oil is transferred into a large fractioning column- The lighter gaseous hydrocarbon rises the column- When gaseous hydrocarbon rises the column, it starts to cool, and when the temperature reaches below boiling points, it is converted to a liquid state.

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