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what is crude oil?

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  • crude oil is a finite resource found in rocks.
  • crude oil is the remains of an ancient biomass consisting mainly of plankton that was buried in mud
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what is crude oil a mixture of?

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  • crude oil is a mixture of a very large number of compounds
  • most of the compounds in crude oil are hydrocarbons, which are molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms only
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what is the general formula for the homologous series of alkanes?

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CnH2n+2

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what are the first four members of the alkanes?

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  • methane
  • ethane
  • propane
  • butane
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what is viscosity?

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  • the thickness of a fluid
  • fluids with a high viscosity flow slowly
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what occurs as the size of the hydrocarbon molecules increases?

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  • as the size of the hydrocarbon molecules increases, the molecules get more viscous
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what is the flammability of hydrocarbons?

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  • short-chain hydrocarbons are extremely flammable
  • as the size of the hydrocarbon molecules increase, the molecules get less flammable
  • so long-chain hydrocarbons are very difficult to burn
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what is the boiling point?

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  • the temperature at which a liquid turns to a gas
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what are the boiling points of hydrocarbons?

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  • short-chain hydrocarbons have low boiling points
  • as the size of the hydrocarbon molecules increases, the boiling points also increases
  • very long chain hydrocarbons have very high boiling points
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what is the state of hydrocarbons at room temperature?

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  • gases
  • their boiling points are lower than room temperature
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what do hydrocarbon fuels release when combusted?

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  • energy
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what occurs during the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels?

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  • during combustion, the carbon and hydrogen atoms in the fuel react with oxygen
  • the carbon and hydrogen are oxidised
  • if the oxygen is unlimited, this reaction produces carbon dioxide and water
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what is the word equation for the complete combustion of methane?

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methane + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

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how does fractional distillation of crude oil take place?

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  • crude oil is heated and vaporised
  • vapor rises up to the fractionating column
  • the column is hotter at the bottom and cooler at the top
  • hydrocarbons cool as they go up the column and cooler at the top
  • hydrocarbons cool as they go up the column and condense at different heights as they have different boiling points
  • large molecules, high boiling points - collected at the bottom
  • small molecules, low boiling points - collected at the top
  • this gives fractions which can be used in various ways
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what are examples of fractions used as fuels?

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  • petrol and diesel
  • kerosene
  • heavy fuel oil
  • liquified petroleum gas
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what is feedstock?

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  • a feedstock is a chemical that is used to make other chemicals
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what are examples of feedstock?

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  • solvents
  • lubricants
  • detergents
  • polymers
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what is cracking?

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hydrocarbons being broken down to produce smaller, more useful molecules

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what type of reaction is cracking?

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  • thermal decomposition
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what is catalytic cracking?

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  • in catalytic cracking, we use high temperatures and a catalyst
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what is steam cracking?

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  • in steam cracking we use high temperature and steam
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22
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what are alkenes used to make?

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  • polymers
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which is more reactive: alkanes or alkenes?

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alkenes

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how do you test for alkenes?

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  • we test for alkenes using bromine water, which is orange
  • if shaken with alkene, then the bromine water becomes colourless
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what is the general formula for alkenes?

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CnH2n

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why are alkenes unsaturated?

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  • they contain 2 fewer hydrogen atoms than the alkane with the same number of carbon atoms
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what are the names and formulae of the first 4 members of the homologous series of alkenes?

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  • ethene (C2H4)
  • propene (C3H6)
  • butene (C4H8)
  • pentene (C5H10)
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what is the functional group for alkenes?

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C = C

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29
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how does the combustion of alkenes differ from the combustion of alkanes?

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alkenes tend to undergo incomplete combustion so burn with a smoky flame

30
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what is the catalyst needed for the reaction of hydrogen with an alkene?

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nickel catalyst

31
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what is the reaction between ethene and hydrogen?

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ethene + hydrogen -> ethane

32
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what is the formula for the reaction between a halogen?

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ethene + chlorine -> dichloroethane

33
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what catalyst is used for the reaction between an alkene and steam?

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acid

34
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what is the formula for the reaction between ethene and water?

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ethene + water -> ethanol
- 300°
- phosphoric acid

35
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what is the functional group for alcohol?

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  • OH
36
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what are the names and chemical formulae of the first 4 members of the homologous series of alcohols?

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  • methanol (CH3OH)
  • ethanol (C2H5OH)
  • propanol (C3H7OH)
  • butanol (C4H9OH)
37
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what is the structural formula for the first 4 members of the homologous series of alcohols?

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  • methanol (CH3OH)
  • ethanol (C2H5OH)
  • propanol (CH3CH2CH2OH)
  • butanol (CH3CH2CH2CH2OH)
38
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how is ethanol made from glucose?

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ferment sugar solutions (glucose) using yeast

39
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what is the balanced equation for the complete combustion of ethanol?

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C2H5OH + 3O2 -> 2CO2 + 3H2O

40
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what is observed when alcohols react with sodium metal?

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the sodium effervesces

41
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what is the word equation for the reaction of sodium with ethanol?

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sodium + ethanol -> sodium ethoxide + hydrogen

42
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what happens when alcohol is added to water?

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they mix and a neutral solution is produced

43
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what happens when an alcohol reacts with an oxidising reagent?

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a carboxylic acid is produced

44
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what are 3 uses of alcohols?

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  • solvents
  • alcoholic drinks
  • fuels
45
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what is the functional group for carboxylic acids?

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  • COOH
46
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what are the names and chemical formulae of the first 4 members of the homologous series of carboxylic acids?

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  • methanoic acid (HCOOH)
  • ethanoic acid (CH3COOH)
  • propanoic acid (C2H5COOH)
  • butanoic acid (C3H7COOH)
47
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what happens when carboxylic acids dissolve in water?

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an acidic solution forms

48
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what is formed when carboxylic acids dissolve in water?

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an acidic solution forms

49
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what is formed when a carboxylic acid reacts with a metal carbonate?

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a salt, carbon dioxide and water

50
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what is the word equation for the reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium carbonate?

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  • ethanoic acid + sodium carbonate -> sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide
51
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why are carboxylic acids considered weak acids?

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carboxylic acids only partially ionise in water

52
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what is formed when a carboxylic acid reacts with alcohol?

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an ester and water

53
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what catalysts are needed for this reaction to take place?

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sulphuric acid

54
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what is the word equation for the reaction of ethanoic acid with ethanol in the presence of sulphuric acid catalyst

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ethanoic acid + ethanol ⇌ ethyl ethanoate + water

55
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what are the 2 properties of esters?

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  • pleasant smell
  • volatile
56
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what are 2 uses of esters?

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  • perfumes
  • food flavourings
57
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what is a polymer?

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  • a long molecule made up of lots small units (monomers) joined together
58
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what are 2 types of polymers?

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  • addition polymers
  • condensation polymers
59
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what is formed if an ethene monomer undergoes addition polymerisation?

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poly(ethene)

60
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what is the structure in brackets known as?

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repeating units

61
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what are the reaction conditions for addition polymerisation?

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  • high temperature
  • high pressure
  • titanium catalyst
62
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what is the difference between addition and condensation polymerisation?

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  • in addition polymerisation, only one product is formed whereas in condensation polymerisation two different products are formed
  • condensation polymerisation involved monomers with 2 different functional groups whereas addition polymerization involves just 1 functional group
63
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how many different functional groups does an amino acid molecule have?

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2

64
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what are the two different functional groups in a molecule of an amino acid?

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  • COOH
  • NH2
65
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what type of reaction occurs for amino acids to produce a polypeptide?

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condensation polymerisation reaction

66
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what are two uses of proteins?

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  • hormones
  • enzymes
67
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what monomers is DNA made from?

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  • nucleotide
68
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how many different nucleotides ar there?

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4

69
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describe the structure of DNA

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2 polymer strands in the form of a double helix made up of 4 different nucleotides

70
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what does a nucleotide monomer consist of?

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  • a phosphate group attached to a sugar molecule attached to one of four bases
71
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what are the four bases?

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A, T, C, G

72
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what polymer is formed when a glucose monomer?

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  • starch or cellulose

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