Organic Chemistry Flashcards
what kind of resource is crude oil
finite
where is crude oil found
rocks
what is crude oil a mixture of
a large number of compounds of different hydrocarbons
what is crude oil made of
remains of ancient biomass consisting mainly of plankton that was buried in mud
what is a hydrocarbon
a compound made of hydrogen and carbon only
what are alkanes
hydrocarbons
what is the functional group of alkanes
single bonds C-C
are alkanes saturated
yes
what do alkanes names end in
ane
general formula for alkanes
C. H
n. 2n+2
what name represents 1 carbon
meth
name for 2 carbons
eth
name for 3 carbons
prop
name for 4 carbons
but
name for 5 carbons
pent
name for 6 carbons
hex
name for 7 carbons
hept
name for 8 carbons
oct
name for 9 carbons
non
name for 10 carbons
dec
what are alkenes made of
hydrocarbon
functional group of alkenes
one carbon to double carbon bond
are alkenes saturated
no
what do alkene names end in
ene
general formula for alkenes
C. H
n. 2n
what kind of reaction is cracking
chemical
steps of cracking
- long hydrocarbon heated to vaporise and passed over a catalyst or mixed with steam.
- long hydrocarbon breaks down into a shorter alkane and an alkene.
- shorter alkene has a higher boiling point so condenses into a liquid
- the alkene has a lower boiling point so is collected as a gas
what is the catalyst in cracking
broken pot
how do you test for alkanes and alkenes in cracking
bromine water (orange liquid)
observation in bromine water if alkane present
no effect - stays orange
observation in bromine water if alkene is present
decolourises bromine water and changes colour from orange to colourless
why do alkenes turn bromine water colourless
more reactive due to double bond
what kind of process is fractional distillation
not a chemical reaction
why are some of the products made from cracking useful as fuels
they have shorter chains than the alkanes you started with so they are more flammable therefore a better fuel
what is fractional distillation used for
separating crude oils to make more useful substances that we use as fuels
which fuels are made from crude oil that we use
petrol, diesel fuel, kerosene, heavy fuel oil, liquified petroleum gases
what is bitumen/residue from fractional distillation used for
makes road surfaces
what is diesel fuel from fractional distillation used for
vans/ lorries
what is kerosine from fractional distillation used for
planes
what is petrol from fractional distillation used for
cars
what is fuel gas from fractional distillation used for
camping gas
what is the boiling point of short chain hydrocarbons
low
what is the boiling point of long chain hydrocarbons
high
what is the volatility of short chain hydrocarbons
high
what is the viscosity of short chain hydrocarbons
low
what is the flammability of short chain hydrocarbons
high
what is the volatility of long chain hydrocarbons
low
what is the viscosity of long chain hydrocarbons
high
what is the flammability of long chain hydrocarbons
low
what is viscosity
how easily something flows (more viscous =thick, less viscous = runny)
what are hydrocarbons burnt to be used as
fuel
what is the equation for burning hydrocarbons
hydrocarbon —-> carbon dioxide + water
what is combustion
when a fuels reacts with oxygen
what kind of reaction is combustion
oxidation
what is the process of complete combustion
a fuel burns with unlimited oxygen
makes carbon dioxide and water
energy is released
what does carbon dioxide cause
global warming
testing for complete combustion
set up a fuel
direct gases into equipment using a funnel
connect funnel to a tube (inside a beaker with ice and water )with cobalt chloride which turns blue with water
in this tube water vapour condenses into water
connect to another tube with limewater which turns cloudy if co2 is present
different types of pollution
carbon dioxide
water
carbon monoxide
carbon (particulates)
sulfur dioxide
nitrogen oxides
how is carbon dioxide made
complete combustion
how is water made
complete and incomplete
how is carbon monoxide made
incomplete
how is carbon (particulates) made
incomplete
how is sulfur dioxide made
fuels contain sulfur and react with oxygen
how are nitrogen oxides made
nitrogen and oxygen from the air react due to high temperatures