Flashcards in C1d-making Polymers Deck (11)
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What is saturated compound?
A compound that only contains single covalent bonds between carbon atoms
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What is an unsaturated compound?
A compound that contains at least one double covalent bond between carbon atoms
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What are alkanes?
Saturated hydrocarbons
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What are alkenes?
Unsaturated hydrocarbons
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What do double bonds involve?
Two shared pairs of electrons
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What is the test for an alkene?
Alkenes turn bromine water from orange to colourless
Addition reaction
Bromine adds to double bond
Formation of a colourless dibromo compound
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How do you form the name of a polymer?
Poly+ monomer
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What is a hydrocarbon?
A compound formed between carbon atoms and hydrogen only
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What are polymers?
Long chain molecules made from many small molecules. Called monomers
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What does addition polymerisation need?
High pressure
Catalyst
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