Unit 2 Flashcards
The test for oxygen?
Re lights are glowing splint
The test for carbon dioxide?
Turns lime water cloudy.
Test for hydrogen?
Burns with a squeaky pop
The test for nitrogen?
No test
What is a fuel?
Fuel is a chemical that burns to release energy
Name some fossil fuels
Coal
Oil
Peat
Fossil fuels are finites what is meant by the word finite?
Non-renewable
What is a homologous series?
À homologus séries is a group of chemicals with similar chemical properties and can be represented by a general formula.
What is an isomer?
And Isomer has the same molecular formula but has different structural formula
What is the formula for an alkane?
CnH2n+2
What is the formula for the alkene
CnH2n
What is the formula for a cyclo alkane?
CnH2n
What is meant by the term saturated.
Saturated as when himologus series has a carbon to carbon single bond
What is meant by the term unsaturated?
When a homologous series has a carbon to carbon double bond
What is combustion?
Combustion is when something burns with a plentiful supply of oxygen