Topic 7- organic chemistry Flashcards
What are group 7 metals also called?
Halogens
Are group seven metals?
No
What happens to the halogens as you go down the group
The get less reactive
They have higher melting and boiling points
What are alkali metals also known as?
Group one
Give some features of alkali metals
Soft
Low density
Very reactive
Why are alkali metals so reactive
The outer electrons are a long way from the nucleus and have a weaker attraction
Easy to lose the one element
What happens to the alkali metals as you go down the group?
They get more reactive
Low melting and boiling points
What group are noble glasses
Group 0
Metals have what sort of ion
Positive
What do you atoms react to form?
A full outer shell of electrons
Give some properties of transition metals?
good conductors
Shiny
Strong
Dense
Where about on the table are transition metals
Central
Get some properties of metals
Strong
malleable
conductors
high boiling and melting points
Name the three parts of an atom and if they’re positive or negative
Proton positive
neutron neutral
electron negative
Give the amount of electrons allowed on each shell
1,8,8
How do you work out the amount of neutrons by looking at the amount of protons electrons and neutrons
Relative atomic mass= p+n
Atomic number= both electrons and protons
So…. relative atomic mass-atomic number= neutrons
(Electrons-little)
(Protons- little)
(Neutrons big take little)
What are two parts to a chemical equation
Reactants and products
What happens when elements react?
Atoms combine with other atoms to form compounds
What is a compound?
2 or more elements together Ina substance
Explain how fractional distillation works
Oil is heated until it’s a gas and the enters a fractionating column
The column is coolest at the top and hottest at the bottom
The long hydrocarbons have high boiling points they condense back to liquids and leave the column early on at the bottom
The shorter hydrocarbon length means it’s got a lower point and they leave to column later, once they’ve condensed at the top
What are the alkanes like at the top of the column
Alkanes are shorter
less viscous
more volatile
What are the alkanes like at the bottom of the column
Alkanes longer
More viscous
Less volatile
How are hydrocarbons made
The plankton dies and gets covered with mud. Pressure and heat builds up and then the newly made hydrocarbons get dug up
What are the hydrocarbons in crude oil called?
Alkanes and alkenes