Key Area 1: Homologous Series

Question 1

Burning =

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Combustion

Question 2

Fuels

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Substances that can be burned to produce energy. Produce energy for heat and light transport.

Question 3

When a substance burns it combines with?

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Oxygen

Question 4

A homologous series is a group of compounds that…

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1. Can be represented by a general formula
2. Have similar chemical properties
3. Show gradual change in physical properties such as boiling and melting points

Question 5

Alkanes are

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Commonly used as fuels

Insoluble in water

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General formula of Alkanes

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Cn H2n +2

Question 7

Compounds containing only single carbon - carbon bonds (c-c) are described as

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Saturated

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As the molecular size increased

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Their melting and boiling points increase

Question 9

Alkenes. If they contained at least one carbon - carbon double bond (c=c) described as

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Unsaturated

Question 10

General formula of Alkene

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Cn H2n

Question 11

Isomers

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Compound with the same molecular formula but different structural formula

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Cycloalkanes are a homologous series of

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Saturated cyclic hydrocarbons

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General formula of Cycloalkanes

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Cn H2n

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Examples of isomers

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Cycloalkanes and alkanes

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Fuel oil and gasoline are mixtures of

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Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

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Cycloalkanes are used as

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Fuels and solvents

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Alkanes, alkenes and Cycloalkanes all take part in

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Combustion (they all burn)

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Alkenes are more

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Reactive

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Alkenes undergo

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Addition reactions

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Definition of addition reaction (hydration reactions)

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One in which two or more molecules join to produce a single larger molecule and nothing else

Question 21

Test for unsaturation

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Presence of unsaturatiob in organic compounds are shown using brine solution

It has a red/orange colour but if shaken with an unsaturated hydrocarbon the bromine molecules add on across the carbon to carbon double bonds and the reaction turns rapidly colourless

Question 22

Insoluble =

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Immiscible

Question 23

All hydrocarbons are … in water

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Immiscible

Question 24

Main component of a natural gas?

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Methane

Question 25

Elements present in hydrocarbons

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Hydrogen and Carbon