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organic chemistry Flashcards

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1
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Alkanes general formula

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Cn H2n+2

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Alkenes general formula

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Cn H2n

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Alcohols general formula

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Cn H2n+1 OH

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Molecular formula e.g

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C4H10

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Structural formula e.g

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CH2CH2CH2CH2OH

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Homologous series is…

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A group of compounds have the same functional group and general formula

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Polymerisation is…

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a chemical reaction joining monomers in long chains to form a polymer.

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Hydrolysis is…

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Splitting a molecule using water

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Reduction is…

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When a species gains electrons in a reaction.

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Oxidation is…

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When a species loses electrons.

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Structural isomers are…

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Same molecular formula, but a different structural formula. There’s 3 types, chain, positional, functional groups.

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Chain isomers have…

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The same molecular formula but different arrangement of the carbon skeleton.

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Positional isomers

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same molecular formula but different position of the functional group on the carbon skeleton

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functional group isomers…

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same molecular formula but a different functional group.

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15
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as chain length increases…

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boiling point increases

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reactivity of homologous series?

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all members follow a general formula, and react in a very similar way

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isomers are…

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molecules with the same molecular formula but a different arrangement of atoms within the molecule

18
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structural isomers have the same molecular formula but…

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a different structural arrangement of atoms
- they can be straight chains or branched chains but will have the same molecular formula

19
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E-Z isomerism is where…

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limited rotation around a double carbon bond means that functional groups can either be together or apart

20
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E isomer

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opposite sides

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Z isomer

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same side

22
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cis isomer

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same side

23
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trans isomer

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different sides

24
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crude oil is…

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a mixture of different hydrocarbons

25
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how can crude oil be separated?

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by fractional distillation
- the different chain lengths of molecules result in them having different boiling points

26
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the way crude oil is separated…

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1- the mixture is vaporised and fed into the fractioning column

2- vapours rise, cool and condense

3- products are siphoned off for different uses

27
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what is cracking?

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breaking down longer carbon chains to form smaller, more useful compounds

28
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alkanes undergo complete combustion to form…

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CO2 & H20

29
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alkanes undergo incomplete combustion to form

A

CO, H20

30
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Why is carbon monoxide toxic/dangerous?

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dangerous as its odourless and colourless

toxic as replaces oxygen in the blood, starving the brain/other organs of oxygen, causing suffocation

31
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what results in acid rain?

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in clouds, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur can react with water and form dilute acids which results in acid rain

32
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how does a catalytic converter work?

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it works by using a rhodium catalyst to convert harmful products into more stable products such as CO2 or H2O

33
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unsaturated

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1 or more double carbon=carbon bond

34
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cycloalkanes general formula?

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CnH2n

35
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why is the C=C bond susceptible to attack from electrophiles?

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as the C=C bond is an area of high electron density

36
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what test identifies alkenes and other unsaturated compounds?

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bromine water
- orange to colourless= double C=C bond present

37
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nucleophiles are…

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positive liking
they contain a lone pair thats attracted to + regions of molecules
electron pair donators

38
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free radicals are…

A

highly reactive, neutral species

39
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electrophiles are…

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electron pair acceptors

40
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what’s the most stable carbocation?

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a tertiary carbocation.

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