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Year 10- environmental chemistry Flashcards

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1
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What is an alkane?

A

Hydrocarbon with single bonds only

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Name the first four alkanes?

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Methane, ethane, propane, butane

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What is the general formula of an alkane?

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CnH2n2

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4
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What is meant by saturated hydrocarbon?

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Single covalent bonds only

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What type of bonds do alkanes have?

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Covalent bonds: C-c single bonds and C-H bonds

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6
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What is an homologous series?

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Family of organic compounds

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7
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What is an alkene?

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Hydrocarbon with a C=C double bond

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8
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What is meant by unsaturated hydrocarbon?

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Contains C=C double bonds

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9
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What is the general formula for an alkene?

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CnH2n

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10
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What are alkenes used for?

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Making polymers

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What are monomers?

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Small molecules that can be joined together to make chains

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12
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What is a polymer?

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Large chain molecule formed from monomers

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13
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What type of bond connects atoms in polymers?

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Strong covalent bonds

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14
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Why are polymers usually solids at room temperature?

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Large molecules

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15
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What chemical is used to test for a C=C double bond?

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Bromine Water

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16
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What is the colour change when bromine water is added to an alkene?

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Turns from orange to colourless

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What happens when bromine water is added to an alkane?

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Colour stays orange

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18
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What is cracking?

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Splitting a long chain hydrocarbon into shorter chains

19
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What are the products of cracking?

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Short chain alkane and alkene

20
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Name the two types of cracking

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Catalytic cracking and steam cracking

21
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What are the conditions for catalytic cracking?

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Catalyst and high temperature

22
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What are the conditions for steam cracking?

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Steam and high temperature

23
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What is reactivity?

A

How vigorously a chemical reacts

24
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How can metals be ordered by their reactivity?

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By comparing their reactions with oxygen, water and acids

25
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In terms of oxygen, what is oxidation?

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Addition of oxygen

26
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Name three very reactive metals?

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Any Group 1 – Lithium, sodium, potassium

27
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What is a spectator ion?

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An ion that remains unchanged in a reaction

28
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What is an ionic equation?

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Shows the reacting ions in a chemical reaction, with spectator ions removed

29
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What is a half equation?

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An equation that shows whether a substance is losing or gaining electrons

30
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In terms of electrons, what is oxidation?

A

Loss of electrons

31
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In terms of electrons, what is reduction?

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Gain of electrons

32
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What is a redox reaction?

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One in which one species is reduced whilst another is oxidised

33
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When an acid reacts with a metal, which species is oxidised?

A

The metal

34
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When an acid reacts with a metal, which species is reduced?

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Hydrogen

35
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Name three metals found naturally as pure elements

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Silver, gold, platinum

36
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What is an ore?

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Rock (metal compound) containing enough metal to make it economically worthwhile extracting

37
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Name a non-metal element that can be used to extract metals from their ores

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Carbon

38
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In terms of oxygen, what is reduction?

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Removal of oxygen

39
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What chemical reaction is used to extract metals from their ores?

A

Reduction

40
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Where does carbon fit in the reactivity series?

A

Between aluminium and zinc

41
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Where does hydrogen fit in the reactivity series?

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Between lead and copper

42
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Metals below carbon in the reactivity series are extracted from their ore by

A

Reduction reaction with carbon

43
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Metals higher than carbon in the reactivity series are extracted from their ore by

A

Electrolysis

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