Organic Chemistry Flashcards
How is ethanol made
Fermentation or hydration of ethane
What raw materials are needed for fermentation and conditions and speed
Sugar from plant material , yeast and water. Yeast added to sugar solution and left in 30-40 degrees in the absence of air. Very impure ethanol produced and slow reaction several days for each batch glucose -yeast-= ethanol and carbon dioxide
What raw materials are needed for hydration of ethene and pressure and speed and product
Ethene and steam more purer than fermentation more efficient process but needs high temperature and high pressure a stream of reactants is passed over the catalyst (phosphoric acid)
What are structural isomers
Molecules with the same molecular formula but different structural formula
What is a saturated hydrocarbon
Contains the maximum possible number of hydrogens for a given number of carbons
Pollutant carbon
Formed by incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons harmful to tissues and lining of nose lung and threat . Carcinogen
Pollutant carbon monoxide
Incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. Haemoglobin have a greater affinity for carbon monoxide and oxygen and carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood leading to unconsciousness and death
Sulfiric acid
Produced by hydrocarbon fuels naturally containing sulfir when they burn sulfur oxidises to sulfur dioxide and dissolves in water vapour of clouds to from sulphuric acid thus makes rain acidic which damages buildings and kills fish
Oxides of nitrogen
High temperature combustion of hydrocarbons such as in car engines. Reacts with oxygen leads to acid rain
When will alkanes react with bromine
Aren’t very reactive because of 4 strong covalent bonds so will only react with bromine when given energy by uv light and then does substitution reaction where bromine replaces hydrogen
What are hydrocarbons
Compounds containing only carbon and Hydrogen
What is crude oil
Fossil fuel , mixture of hydrocarbons, viscous dark coloured, hydrocarbons can be easily separated with the properties unchanged. A mixture is 2 or more elements / compounds that are not chemically combined
How is crude oil separated
Fractional distillation. Fractions are groups of compounds with similar boiling points. Crude oil enters at the bottom vapourised by the burner mixture of gases rise until they reach their boiling points and condense and leave the fractional distillation column as a liquid
What happens to boiling points
They increase as the molecules get bigger. As does viscosity and ease of ignition and color darkens
Why does boiling point increase as fraction gets bigger
Has more intermolecular forces that need to be broken . As fraction size increases so does the strength of the intermolecular forces so more energy is required to overcome the forces
What does incomplete combustion of alkanes lead to
Carbon monoxide and water
What is a homologous series
A series of compounds that can be described by a general formula
General formula of alkanes
Cn h2n +2
How do boiling points of alkanes increase with carbon chain
Length of carbon chain increases boiling point
What alkenes contain and what’s their general formula
Cn h2n
Contain one double bond between adjacent carbon atoms
What is cracking
Hydrocarbons are heated and passed over a catalyst to break them down due to higher demand for smaller chains of alkanes
Why are large hydrocarbons less useful than short ones
Harder to ignite have higher melting and boiling points