Organic Chemistry Flashcards
Which functional group ends in ane
Alkanes
Which functionality group ends in ene
Alkenes
What functional group ends in anol
Alcohols
Ehat functional group ends in anoic acid
Carboxylic acid
What functional group ends in amine
Amines
What functional group ends in yl ethanoate
Esters
What are most hydrocarbons found in code oil?
Alkanes
What are alkane used as
Raw materials and fuels
What is he general formula for alkanes
CnH2n+2
Are alkanes saturated hydrocarbons
Yes
What is a saturated hydrocarbon
A hydrocarbon which has as many hydrogen atoms as possible
Are alkanes a homologous series
Yes so they have similar chemical properties
Are physical properties of alkanes affected by how many carbons are present
Yes
What affects the physical properties of alkanes
Their physical properties
Does a longer carbon chain increase the boiling point
Yes
What do more intermolecular forces in alkanes cause
Higher density - Higher viscosity - Higher boiling point
What can large hydrocarbons be broken into
Smaller more useful hydrocarbons
What is needed to crack alkanes
Heta to vaporised- vapour passed over a hit catalyst - mixed with steam and then heated
What is cracking alkanes
The thermal decomposition of long chain molecules
What are the benefits of cracking alkanes
Increases supply of smaller more useful alkanes - increases supply of feedstock for making plastics - it reduces waste as more fractions are used
Does cracking produce definite products
No as different combinations can be made from the same hydrocarbon
When long chain hydrocarbons are cracked what do they produce
An alkane and an alkene
What are the properties of alkanes
Saturated hydrocarbons- not all carbons are bonded with a single covalent bond - contain a C=C
What are the properties of alkenes
All have a C=C bond - unsaturated hydrocarbons
What is the general formula for alkenes
CnH2n
What does an unsaturated hydrocarbon mean
They don’t have the maximum amount of hydrogens
What si the test for unsaturation
Add bromine water - goes from orange to colourless - bromine displaces hydrogen in alkenes ONLY
What type of reaction is the test for unsaturated
Addition reaction
What type of reaction is cracking
Thermal decomposition
Define fossil fuels
A mixture made from fossilised plant and animal remnants from millions of years ago
Describe the formation of coal
Planta die and fall into swamps - swamps have no oxygen so they don’t decompose - get buried under sediment - heat and pressure turn them into peat and then coal
Describe the formation of oil and gas
Sea creatures and plankton die - fall to the sea bed - remains are covered in layers of sediment - no oxygen so don’t decompose as normal - buried deep underground - turn into kerogen then oil or gas
What is a mixture
Two or more elements or compounds NOT chemically joined together