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Topic 4 Introductory organic chemistry and alkanes Flashcards

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1
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what is a hydrocarbon

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a COMPOUND that only contains hydrogen and carbon

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How are hydrocarbons classified

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saturated and unsaturated

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What is a saturated hydrocarbon

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A compound containing only single bonds. it contains as much hydrogen as possible

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What is an unsaturated hydrocarbon

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A compounds containing one or more double bonds

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What is a displayed formula

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formula showing every atom and every bond

ex: H-C=C-H
I I
H H

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What is a structural formula

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shows unambiguously how every atom is joined together

ex: CH3CH2CH2CH3
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3

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What is a skeletal formula

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Formula showing the bonds between the carbon atoms. Only atoms other than carbon and hydrogen need to be shown

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What is a molecular formula

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shows the actual number of each atom in a molecule

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what is an empirical formula

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formula showing the number of each atom in the simplest whole-number ratio

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What is a functional group

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A group of atoms in a molecule that is responsible for its chemical reactions and properties

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What is a homologous series

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family of compounds with the same functional group which differ in formula by CH2 from the next member
They have the same functional group, differ by a CH2 unit, have similar chemical properties, same general formula, and show a trend in their physical properties

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What is Alkanes functional Group

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They are not considered to have one

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What is the general formula of Alkanes

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CnH2n+2

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What is the general formula of Alkenes

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CnH2n

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What is the general formula of Halogenoalkane

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CnH2n+1X

Note: X=halogen

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What is the general formula of Alcohols

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CnH2n+1OH

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What are the products of alkanes burning

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water and carbon dioxide

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What is the relationship between the boiling point and the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms?

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The more atoms the higher to boiling point

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What are structural isomers

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compounds with the same molecular formula but a different structural formula

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What are the two types of structural isomers

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chain isomers (based on arrangement of carbon chain) and position isomers (based on position of functional group)

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what is an addition reaction

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when two reactant species combine together to form two product species

22
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What is a substitution reaction

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When two reactant species combine to form two product species

23
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What is an oxidation reaction

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when an organic compound is oxidized by an inorganic reagent. The organic compound either gains oxygen or looses hydrogen

24
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How is the oxidizing agent displayed?

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{O}

note: use your useless imagination and pretend these are square brackets

25
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What is a reduction reaction

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when an organic compound is reduced by hydrogen and a catalyst or an inorganic reagent. This means the organic compound either gains hydrogen or looses oxygen

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What is a polymerization reaction

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when a very large amount of reactant molecules react together to form one very large product molecule

27
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What are the ways in which a covalent bond can break

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Heterolytic fission
homolytic fission

28
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What is homolytic fission

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the breaking of a covalent bond where each of the bonding electrons leaves with one species, forming a free radical

29
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What is heterolytic fission

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the breaking of a con=valent bond so that both bonding electrons are taken by one atom

forms a positive and negative ion

30
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Definition of free radical????

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a species that contains an unpaired electron

31
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Definition of electrophile

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a species that is attracted to a region of high electron density

occurs to the positive ion produced by heterolytic fission and this region id given the symbol S-

32
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Definition of electrophile

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a species that is attracted to a region of high electron density

occurs to the positive ion produced by heterolytic fission and this region id given the symbol S-

33
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What is a hazard

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something that could cause harm to to a user due to the inherit properties of the substances

34
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What is a risk

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the chance of a hazard causing harm

35
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What is the meaning of a health hazard symbol

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warning on skin rashes, eye damage and indigestion

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what is the meaning of the corrosive symbol

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causes skin burns and permanent eye damage

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what is the meaning of the flammable symbol

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can catch fire if heated or comes into contact with a flame

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what is the meaning of the acute toxicity symbol

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can cause life-threatening effects, even in small quantities

39
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What apparatus can be used rather than a mercury thermometer

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spirit thermometer or digital thermometer

40
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What apparatus can be used rather than a tripod, gauze, and Bunsen burner

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electrical heating mantle or (more likely) warm water bath

41
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What can be used rather than connecting glass tubing with corks and rubber bungs

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connecting by ground glass joints as it does not involve the risk of assembling the apparatus

42
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What are the main processes needed to convert crude oil into fuel

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fractional distillation
cracking
reforming

43
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How does fractional distillation take place

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crude oil is heated in a furnace which turns most of it into a vapor, which is then passed into a column near the bottom. There is a temperature gradient in column; it is hotter near the bottom and cooler near the top. Different fractions condense at different heights in the column, depending on the boiling temperature range of the molecules in the fraction.

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What is the difference between the molecules at the top of the column and the bottom

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larger molecules, longer chains and higher b.p

45
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What is the process of cracking

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long chained alkanes are passed through a heated catalyst, which is usually zeolite (aluminium+silicon+oxygen) this causes large molecules to break up into smaller ones

46
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What is reforming

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the conversion of straight-chained hydrocarbons into branched chain and cyclic hydrocarbons along with hydrogen as a useful by-product

47
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What pollutants are emitted during the combustion of alkane fuels

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carbon monoxide, oxides or sulfur, nitrogen, carbon particulates, and unburned hydrocarbons

48
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Dangers of carbon monoxide

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toxic gas that acts by prevents the transport of oxygen around the body. It is colorless and odorless

49
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Dangers of oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen

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contribute to the formation of acid rain which causes a lot of environmental damage to crops and forests as well as aquatic life in lakes and rivers

50
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What can be used to reduce the amounts of pollutants

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catalytic converters

51
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How do catalytic converters work?????

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uses a three way catalyst of platinum, rhodium and palladium which are spread thinly over a honeycomb mean to increases the surface area for reaction
the catalytic converter will oxidize carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbons. Carbon monoxide and Nitrogen monoxide will also react together.

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