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1
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What reaction needs sulphuric acid and a catalyst?

A

Alcohol -> halogeno alkane

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2
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What does electrophilic mean?

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Electron loving

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3
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What is markownikoffs rule?

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Hydrogen will go to the carbon which already had the most hydrogen (electrophilic addition)

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4
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What is homolytic fission?

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The bond splits evenly

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5
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What happens when bonds absorb IR radiation?

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They vibrate

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What is the first thing that happens in an IR spectrometer?

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Blast sample of substance with IR

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How does an IR spectrometer work?

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The bonds absorb IR and vibrate at different frequencies depending on the bond strength and atoms bonding together

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8
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What are the steps of a mass spectrum?

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Vaporise 
Ionise
Fragmentation
Acceleration
Separation in vacuum
Detector
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9
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What is the molecular ion?

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The biggest ion you create in a mass spectrum

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10
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What is the base peak?

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The highest peak in a mass spectrum

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How do you test for the carbonate ion?

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Add dilute acid and it fizzes

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12
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What does nucleophilic mean?

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Positive loving

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13
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How do you test for a sulphate ion?

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Add barium chloride solution

Forms a white precipitate of barium sulphate

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How do you test for ammonium ions?

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Heat with an alkali (naoh) and test for ammonia fumes by holding damp red litmus paper that will turn blue

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How do you test the solubility of the silver halide precipitates?

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Add ammonia solution
Agcl dissolves at all conc
Agbr dissolves in concentrated
AgI insoluble

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16
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What is a homologous series?

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A series that has the same functional group and general formula

17
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When an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid to make an ester which one becomes the yl and which one the oate?

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Alcohol - yl

Carboxylic acid - oate

18
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When the oxidation is only a distil what does this mean?

A

Not full oxidation

19
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What is needed for an oxidation reaction?

A

H2so4

K2cr2o7

20
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What is the colour change in the redox reaction between acidified dichromate ions and ethanol?

A

Orange to green or blue

21
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Describe a pie bond

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The sideways overlap of two p orbitals on each carbon atom which form a pie bond above and below the molecule

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