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1
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What is the formula of alkanes?

A

CnH2n+2

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2
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What are the first 4 alkanes?

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Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane

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3
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What are the properties of a shorter chain?

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Less viscous
More flammable
more volatile

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4
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What is the equation for combustion?

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Hydrocarbon + oxygen —–> carbon dioxide + water

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5
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What happens to carbon and hydrogen in combustion?

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They are oxidised

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6
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How does fractional distillation work?

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Oil is heated and turned to gas
Hottest at the bottom
Long chains at the bottom as they have higher boiling points
Shorter chains at the top as they have a lower boiling point

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7
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Why are short chains good?

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They are flammable so they make good fuels

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8
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What is cracking?

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Thermal decomposition

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9
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How does cracking work?

A

Heat to vaporise long chain
Vapor passed over hot powdered aluminium oxide catalyst
Long chain split apart on catalyst surface

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10
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What is another way of cracking?

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Vaporise them
Mix them with steam
Then heat to a very high temperature

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11
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What is the general formula for alkenes?

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CnH2n

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12
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What are the first four alkenes?

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Ethene
Propene
Butene
Pentene

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13
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What happens if you burn alkenes in the air?

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They undergo incomplete combustion

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14
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What is the word equation for incomplete combustion of alkenes?

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Alkene + oxygen —–> carbon + carbon dioxide + water

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15
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What does incomplete combustion result in?

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Smokier flame

Less energy being released

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16
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What happens in addition reactions of alkenes?

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The double carbon bond opens up to leave a single bond and a new atom is added to each carbon

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17
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What can be added to alkenes?

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Halogens
Hydrogen
Steam

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18
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What is the addition of hydrogen known as?

A

Hydrogenation

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19
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What happens in hydrogenation?

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Alkene is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel catalyst

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20
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What would be the product of ethene + bromine?

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Dibromoethane

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21
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What can be used to test for alkenes?

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Bromine water

22
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What happens when bromine water is added?

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It is first orange then will become colourless when bonds are unsaturated
Forming a dibromo-compound

23
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When steam reacts with alkenes what is the product?

A

Alcohol

24
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What happens when steam is reacted with alkenes?

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Water is added across the double bond and an alcohol is formed

25
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How is steam reacted with alkenes?

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In the presence of phosphoric acid (catalyst)

26
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What happens after ethanol is formed?

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Mixture is passed over a reactor to condense
Ethanol and water have a higher boiling point so they condense and unreacted ethene is recycled
Alcohol is then purified via fractional distillation

27
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What are polymers?

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Long chain molecules made up of many repeating smaller molecules called monomers

28
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What can unsaturated monomer molecules (alkenes) do?

A

Open up their double bonds and join together to form polymer chains

29
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What is it called when alkenes form polymer chains?

A

Addition polymerisation

30
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How is addition polymerisation done?

A

Under pressure and a catalyst

31
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How do you draw a repeating unit?

A 
Replace the double bond with a single bond
Add an extra single bond to each carbon
Fill the rest up
Put a brackets round 
Put an 'n' outside the brackets
32
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What is the general formula for alcohols?

A

CnH2n+1OH

33
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What are the four alcohols?

A

Methanol
Ethanol
Propanol
Butanol

34
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What are the properties of alcohols?

A

Flammable
Soluble in water
Undergo complete combustion

35
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Why are alcohols used as solvents?

A

They can dissolve things water can’t dissolve

36
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What can alcohols also be used as?

A

Fuel

37
Q

What are the conditions needed for fermentation?

A

Anaerobic
37degrees
Enzymes fro yeast
Slightly acidic

38
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What are carboxylic acids functional group?

A

COOH

39
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What are the four carboxylic acids?

A

Methanoic acid
Ethanoic acid
Propanoic acid
Butanoic acid

40
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What are the properties of carboxylic acids?

A

Behave as acids
Dissolve in water to produce acidic solutions
React with carbonates to produce CO2

41
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Whats the difference between the structure of alcohols and carboxylic acids?

A

Carboxylic acids have one more oxygen atom

42
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How could alcohols be turned into carboxylic acids?

A

Adding oxygen (oxidation) + oxidising agent

43
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What is the equation for reacting carboxylic acids with carbonates?

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Ethanoic acid + sodium carbonate —–> sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water

44
Q

How are esters formed?

A

From an alcohol and carboxylic acid

45
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What are the equation for esters?

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Alcohol + carboxylic acid ——>. ester + water

46
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What type of catalyst is used to make esters?

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Acid catalyst eg. sulfuric acid (concentrated)

47
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How is ethyl ethanoate formed?

A

Ethanoic acid + ethanol ——> Ethyl ethanoate + water

48
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What does condensation polymerisation involve?

A

Monomer of different functional groups

49
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What happens when a new bond is formed in condensation polymerisation?

A

A small molecule (water) is lost

50
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Number of types of monomer?

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A- one

C- two or one with two functional groups

51
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Number of products?

A

A- one

C- two (polymer + small molecule)

52
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Functional group involved?

A

A- carbon double bond

C- two reactive groups on each monomer

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