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1
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What is the general formula of an alkane

A

CnH2n+2

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2
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What is a hydrocarbon

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A compound which only consists of hydrogen and carbon

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3
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What is crude oil

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a mixture of many different carbon compounds

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4
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how can we separate crude oil into its separate compounds

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Fractional distillation

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5
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What does ‘saturated hydrocarbon’ mean

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All the bonds are taken up and no more bonds can be formed

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6
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Name the first four alkanes

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Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane

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7
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What are the individual compounds of crude oil called

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fractions

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8
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What is combustion

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Burning - oxygen is added to the chemical and carbon dioxide and water are produced

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9
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What are the products of complete combustion

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Carbon dioxide and water

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10
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What is the product of incomplete combustion

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carbon monoxide

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11
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What is cracking

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The process used to break up larger, less useful hydrocarbons into smaller, more useful ones

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12
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How is cracking carried out

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Passed over a hot catalyst
mixed with steam and heated to a very high temperature

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13
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What is a positive test for an unsaturated hydrocarbon

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Orange bromine water is turned colourless

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14
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What is the general formula for an alkene

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CnH2n

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What is the defining characteristic of alkenes (in terms of bonding)

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Has a double C=C bond, making it an unsaturated hydrocarbon

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16
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What happens during addition reactions of the alkenes

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The double bond opens up and the molecules add to the alkene

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17
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What is the product of a reaction between alkenes and water

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Alcohol

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18
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What is the functional group of an alcohol

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-OH

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19
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What are the first four alcohols

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Methanol
Ethanol
Propanol
Butanol

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20
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What is the functional group of a carboxylic acid

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-COOH

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21
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Name the first four carboxylic acids

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Methanoic Acid
Ethanoic Acid
Propanoic Acid
Butanoic Acid

22
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What is the functional group of an ester

A

-COO-

23
Q

Which reaction forms an ester

A

Carboxylic acids react with alcohol under an acid catalyst to form esters

24
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Name some uses of alcohol

A

Alcoholic drinks
Biofuel
Perfumes
Aftershaves

25
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What kind of flame does combustion of alcohols produce

A

Clean blue flame

26
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What are the products of sodium and ethanol

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Sodium ethoxide and hydrogen

27
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What are the products of oxidation using an oxidising agent of alcohols

A

Carboxylic acid and water

28
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What is the name for a single unit of a polymer

A

Monomer

29
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What are the two types of polymerisation

A

Addition polymerisation
Condensation polymerisation

30
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What is the monomer of poly(ethene)

A

Ethene

31
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What is the polymer of the monomer propene

A

poly(propene)

32
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What happens to the double bond in an ethene during addition polymerisation

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The double bond breaks and instead allows the ethene to bond to another ethene

33
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What are the products of condensation polymerisation

A

Polymer + small molecule

34
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What is the general formula for making a polyester (hint - di)

A

Diol + dicarboxylic acid –> polyester + water

35
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What other product is formed during the formation of polyester

A

water

36
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Give four examples of natural polymers

A

Starch
Protein
Cellulose
DNA

37
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What is a polysaccharide

A

A polymer made of many different sugars

38
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What is a monosaccharide

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A simple carbohydrate e.g. glucose

39
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What does an amino acid consist of?

A

A basic group (alkaline)
An acidic group

40
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What is the simplest amino acid called

A

glycine

41
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What are the two functional groups of an amino acid

A

Amine group (-NH2)
Carboxylic group (-COOH)

42
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What is the name given to a long chain of amino acids

A

polypeptide

43
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What does DNA stand for

A

Deoxyribonucleic acid

44
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What is the name given to the structure of DNA

A

double helix

45
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How many different monomers make up DNA

A

4

46
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How are the two strands of DNA held together

A

intermolecular forces

47
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what is the name given to a monomer of DNA

A

nucleotide

48
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What are the names given to the four bases of DNA (give only the letters)

A

A, T, C, G

49
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What does a nucleotide consist of

A

Phosphate
Sugar
Base

50
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What type of polymerisation forms DNA

A

condensation polymerisation

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