C6.2 Flashcards
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What are hydrocarbons?
- compounds made from hydrogen and carbon only
What are alkanes?
- alkanes are a homologous series of hydrocarbons (contain only C and Hydrogen atoms)
- same general formula and are saturated hydrocarbons
- only have single bonds between the atoms (form covalent bonds)
What is a homologous group of chemicals?
- chemicals with similar chemical structures
What are saturated hydrocarbons means?
- carbon can make 4 bonds and H can make 1 so saturated means all atoms have formed bonds with as many other atoms as they can
- only have single bonds
How are Alkane names made?
- first part = no. of C atoms present
- ending = -ane
What are the names for alkanes with 1-6 no. of carbons?
1 = methane - (CH4 = chemical formula) 2 = ethane - C2H6 3 = propane - C3H8 4 = butane - C4H10 5 = pentane - C5H12 6 = hexane - C6H14
What is the general formula for alkanes?
CnH2n+2
E.g.
Propane
= C3 and H(3x2)+2 = C3H8
How do you draw the displayed formula model for alkanes?
- place n of carbons in the middle and attach them with single bonds (1 line)
- place H atoms around the outside making sure C are bonded to 4 in total and H is bonded to 1
E.g. butane = H H H H
I I I I
H- C-C-C-C - H
I I I I
H H H H
What reactions do alkanes and other hydrocarbons take part in?
- combustion
- complete = hydrocarbon burns in O2 to form CO2 and H2O = complete oxidation of hydrocarbon into CO2 and H2O
- incomplete = hydrocarbon burns in limited supply of O2 to form CO (carbon monoxide- poisonous to humans), water and carbon in the form of soot
- both types can occur at the same time = mixture of combustion products
What are alkenes?
- homologous series of hydrocarbons
- unsaturated as they contain at least 1 double bond (they can make more bonds as the double bond can open up, allowing the two C to bond with other atoms)
What is the general formula for alkenes?
Cn+H2n
e.g. Propene so 3 carbons
so C3H6
What are the first 4 alkenes?
Ethene = C2H4 Propene = C3H6 Butene= C4H8 Pentene = C5H10
How do you draw the displayed formula model for an alkene?
- find out the number of Carbon atoms
- Place in the middle and put 1 double bond between the carbons
- Add Hydrogen atoms around outside making sure Carbon bond to 4 (a double on dis 2) and Hydrogen is 1
What reactions can alkenes go through?
- undergoes combustion with the same products as alkanes
- complete = HC (hydrocarbon) + 02 –> C02+H2O
- incomplete = HC +O2 –> C+ CO + H2O
What is the functional group of alkenes?
C=C
What are functional groups?
atoms/ group of atoms or types of bonds in a molecule that is responsible for the characteristic reaction of the substance
(the type of reaction depends on that bond)
What are addition reactions?
- where atoms/groups of atoms combine with a molecule to form a larger molecule with no other product (e.g. addition polymers)
How can you test for alkenes?
- when added to bromine water, it will decolourise the bromine water = turning it from orange to colourless (shake it)
- this is as the double bond can open up and form bonds with the bromine
e.g. ethene:
start off with ethene and add bromine = dibromine
C2H4 + Br2 –> C2H4Br2
Why does the alkene test work with bromine water?
Alkanes don’t have double bonds and therefore don’t react with the bromine water
What is hydrogenation?
- alkene reacts with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel catalyst in a process called hydrogenation
- the hydrogen reacts with the double-bonded carbons and adds across the double bond = forming an alkane
What is the functional group of alcohols and what do they end in?
- form a homologous series
- contain hydroxyl functional group OH- (can have more than one)
- names end in -ol
What is the general formula for alcohols?
- CnH2n+1OH E.g. ethanol has 2 carbons So C2H5OH - to display it, put both C is the middle and attach O-H to the right H H I I H—C — C—O—H I I H H
How do you write alcohol names?
- basic naming for Alkanes but replace -e with -ol
- always write OH at the end
What reactions are alcohol involved in?
- complete combustion - burn in O2 to produce CO2 + H2O
- incomplete combustion - produce water vapour, C and CO
- oxidised to for carboxylic acids