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C7 - Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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Define a hydrocarbon

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a compound containing carbon and hydrogen only

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What happens as you increase the chain length of a hydrocarbon?

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  • becomes more viscous
  • higher boiling points
  • less flammable
  • dark in colour
  • less volatile
  • less useful
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Describe how fractional distillation works

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  • oil is heated and evaporated until most of it is a gas
  • the gas rises through a fractionating column
  • the long hydrocarbons have high boiling points so they condense back to liquids near the bottom
  • the shorter hydrocarbons have lower boiling points so they condense higher in the column where it’s cooler
  • crude oil mixture will be separated into different fractions
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4
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Define a saturated hydrocarbon

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single carbon bonds only
(C-C)

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5
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Define alkanes

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they are a group of saturated hydrocarbons - the simplest type of hydrocarbon

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What is the general formula of an alkane?

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C(n) H (2n+2)

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7
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Name the first 4 alkanes

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1) methane
2) ethane
3) propane
4) butane

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8
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What happens to the flammability as the length of the hydrocarbon chain increases?

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the flammability decreases because smaller molecules evaporate easily and the vapour burns

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What happens to the volatility as the length of the hydrocarbon chain increases?

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the volatility decreases because the intermolecular forces are stronger so it requires more energy to break which means they have higher boiling points making them less volatile

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What happens to the viscosity (thickness) as the length of the hydrocarbon chain increases?

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the viscosity increases because the intermolecular forces are stronger and longer chain hydrocarbons get more tangled which means more viscous

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Define an alkene

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a hydrocarbon that has 1 double covalent bond (C=C) between two carbon atoms - they are unsaturated

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What is the general formula for alkenes?

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C (n) H (2n)

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Name the first 4 alkenes

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1) ethene
2) propene
3) butene
4) pentene

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14
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How do you test if a substance is an alkane or an alkene?

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add bromine water
- if it remains orange = alkane
- if it becomes colourless = alkene

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15
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Define cracking

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breaking down a long hydrocarbon chain into an alkane and alkene

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Describe the process of cracking

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  • vaporise them
  • mix them with steam
  • heat them to a very high temperature
    (called steam cracking)
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17
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What are the 2 things you need for cracking?

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  • heat (to vaporise the hydrocarbons)
  • catalyst (to increase the rate of the reaction)
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18
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What is the word equation for the complete combustion of hydrocarbons?

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hydrocarbon + oxygen –> carbon dioxide + water

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What is the word equation for the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons?

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hydrocarbon + oxygen –> carbon monoxide + water

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20
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When would complete/incomplete combustion occur?

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complete - in a high oxygen supply
incomplete - in a low oxygen supply

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21
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Define a monomer

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a small molecule that can be joined together to form a polymer

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22
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Define a polymer

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long chain molecule made up of lots of monomer molecules

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23
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Define an addition reaction

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when a double carbon bond (C=C) breaks and new atoms add to each carbon atom

24
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Define polymerisation

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a reaction where lots of small monomer molecules join together in a long chain

25
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Name the 4 reactions alkenes can do

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  • hydrogenation
  • hydration
  • halogenation
  • combustion (incomplete)
26
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Describe hydrogenation

A

alkenes react with hydrogen ( + catalyst) to make an alkane
requires very high temperature

27
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Describe hydration

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alkene reacts with steam (+ catalyst) to form alcohol

28
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Describe halogenation

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alkenes react with the halogens to form a dihalide alkane

29
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Describe combustion of alkenes

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alkenes react with the oxygen in the air and form carbon monoxide and water
it’s incomplete which results in a smoky yellow flame and less energy being released

30
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Define alcohols

A

organic compounds that contain the OH functional group

31
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What is the general formula for alcohol?

A

C (n) H (2n+1) OH

32
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Name the first 4 alcohols

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  • methanol
  • ethanol
  • propanol
  • butanol
33
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Describe the solubility and pH of alcohol

A
  • alcohols are soluble
  • they have a neutral pH
34
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Describe what happens when alcohols react with sodium

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  • sodium sinks - more dense than ethanol
  • hydrogen is produced
  • mixture goes alkali
35
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Describe the 2 ways to make alcoholic drinks

A
  • fermentation uses an enzyme in yeast to convert sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide
  • reacting ethene with water vapour in the presence of a catalyst (hydration)
36
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What are some pros and cons of fermentation to produce ethanol?

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+ renewable
+ requires less energy
+ cheaper
- don’t get pure ethanol
- slower

37
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What are some pros and cons of hydration to produce ethanol?

A

+ no waste products
+ faster
- non-renewable
- requires more energy
- more expensive

38
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What is the functional group for carboxylic acids?

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COOH

39
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What is the general formula for carboxylic acids?

A

C (n) H (2n-1) COOH

40
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Name the first 4 carboxylic acids

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  • methanoic acid
  • ethanoic acid
  • propanoic acid
  • butanoic acid
41
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Carboxylic acids are …… acids so they ……………… in solutions.

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  • weak
  • partially ionise
42
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Carboxylic acids form salts that end in ………

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-anoate

43
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What is the equation to make esters?

A

carboxylic acid + alcohol (+catalyst) –> ester + water

44
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What is the functional group for esters

A

COO

45
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What are the purpose of esters?

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  • they are volatile
  • have unique fragrances / tastes
46
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Define a diol

A

a monomer with 2 hydroxyl (functional) groups

47
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Explain how a polyester is formed through condensation polymerisation

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  • react a dicarboxylic acid with a diol - use lots of each
  • water is produced as a byproduct
  • polyester will be a product
48
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How many types of monomers are needed for condensation polymerisation?

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  • two monomer types, each containing two of the same functional group
    OR
  • one monomer type with two different functional groups
49
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Give 3 examples of naturally occurring polymers

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  • proteins
  • starch / cellulose
  • DNA
50
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What are polypeptides?

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  • amino acids form polymers known as polypeptides
  • polypeptides form proteins
51
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What are the bonds between amino acids (formed in a condensation reaction) called?
(3 names)

A
  • amide link
  • peptide bond
  • amide bond
52
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What type of reaction takes place when amino acids combine to form a polypeptide?

A

condensation reaction

53
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Which functional groups does an amino acid have?
(3)

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  • a carboxylic acid group
  • an amino group
  • an ‘R’ group
54
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Which monomers combine to form DNA?

A

nucleotides

55
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What are the three elements that make up carbohydrates?

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  • carbon
  • oxygen
  • hydrogen
56
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What is a feedstock?

A

a raw material used to provide reactants for an industrial reaction

57
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What is a petrochemical?

A

a substance made from crude oil via chemical reactions

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