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Describe what is Meant by a Hydrocarbon

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-Hydrocarbons are compounds made of hydrogen and carbon only.

-They are used as plastics, including polyester, and as fuels, including petrol and diesel.

-Only a small percentage is used for chemical synthesis.

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Describe how Crude Oil is Formed

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-The remains of ancient biomass of plankton fall to the bottom of the sea.

-It is covered in layers of sediment.

-Over millions of years, the pressure and temperature greatly increases.

-The high pressure and temperature cause crude oil to be formed.

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Describe how Coal is Formed

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-The ancient biomass of trees die and decay.

-It is covered in layers of sediment.

-Over millions of years, the pressure and temperature greatly increases.

-The high pressure and temperature cause crude oil to be formed.

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Describe what is Meant by an Alkane

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-Alkanes are the simplest type of hydrocarbon.

-They are all saturated (each carbon forms four single covalent bonds).

-The general formula for alkanes is CnH2n+2.

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Describe the First Four Alkanes

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-Methane (CH4) has one carbon.

-Ethane (C2H6) has two carbons.

-Propane (C3H8) has three carbons.

-Butane (C4H10) has four carbons.

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Describe the Trend in Viscosity in Hydrocarbons

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As the chain length increases, it becomes more viscous (harder to pour).

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Describe the Trend in Flammability in Hydrocarbons

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As the chain length increases, it becomes less flammable.

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Describe the Trend in Volatility in Hydrocarbons

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As the chain length increases, it becomes less volatile (harder to become a gas).

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Describe the Trend in Boiling Points in Hydrocarbons

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As the chain length increases, the boiling point increases.

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Explain why the Boiling Point of Hydrocarbons Increases as the Chain Gets Longer

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-As the chain length increases, the intermolecular forces of attraction get stronger.

-Therefore, more energy is needed to overcome these forces so the boiling point increases.

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Describe the Trend in Colour in Hydrocarbons

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As the chain length increases, the chains become darker in colour.

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Describe what is Meant by Combustion

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Combustion involves burning in the presence of oxygen.

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Describe the Complete Combustion of Hydrocarbons

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-Complete combustion takes place when there is enough oxygen present.

-Complete combustion produces water and carbon dioxide.

Hydrocarbon + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide + Water

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Describe the Incomplete Combustion of Hydrocarbons

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-Incomplete combustion takes place when there is not enough oxygen present.

-Incomplete combustion produces water and carbon monoxide or soot.

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Explain why the Combustion of Hydrocarbons is an Example of a Redox Reaction

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-The carbon and hydrogen atoms both gain oxygen (and lose electrons) so they are oxidised.

-The oxygen (from the air) gains electrons so is reduced.

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Describe how Fractional Distillation Separates the Hydrocarbon Chains in Crude Oil

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-Fractional distillation works by separating hydrocarbons with different chain lengths based on their boiling points.

-The longer the chain, the stronger the attraction between molecules.

-The fractional distillation column has a temperature gradient, it is cooler at the top and hotter at the bottom.

-The hydrocarbons are heated until they are gases.

-The vapours rise up the column until they reach the temperature of their boiling point.

-At this point, they condense into liquids and are piped off and used, mainly as fuels.

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State Different Fractions by Decreasing Boiling Point

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Highest Boiling Point: Bitumen

-Heavy Fuel Oil
-Diesel Oil
-Kerosene
-Petrol

Lowest Boiling Point: Liquified Petroleum Gas

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State the Uses of Crude Oil

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-Oil provides the fuel for most transport.

-Some of the hydrocarbons from crude oil are used as feedstock.

-This is to make new compounds for use in things like polymers, solvents, lubricants and detergents.

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Explain why Short Chain Hydrocarbons are Removed From the Fractional Distillation Column as Gases Rather than Liquids

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-Very short chain hydrocarbons have very low boiling points.

-The top of the fractionating column is not cool enough for these hydrocarbons to condense.

-This means that very short chain hydrocarbons are removed as gases.

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Describe what is Meant by Cracking

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Cracking is the process of turning long chain hydrocarbons (high supply, low demand) into shorter hydrocarbons (low supply, high demand).

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Explain why Long Chain Hydrocarbons are Cracked.

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-Long chain hydrocarbons are cracked because long chain hydrocarbons are less flammable than short chain hydrocarbons.

-This means that long chain hydrocarbons are not very useful as fuels.

-By cracking them, long chain hydrocarbons are converted into short chain hydrocarbons.

-These are more flammable and are therefore more useful as fuels.

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Describe the Process of Cracking

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-Heat the hydrocarbons to vaporise.

-Pass them over a hot catalyst (catalytic cracking).

-OR, Heat them to a high temperature with steam (thermal cracking).

-Thermal decomposition then occurs.

-Shorter alkanes and alkenes are produced. Alkenes may be used to make other molecules such as polymers.

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Describe how to Test for the Presence of Alkanes and Alkenes

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-To test for the presence of alkanes and alkenes, add bromine water.

-If an alkane is present, the substance will remain the colour of bromine (orange).

-If an alkene is present, the substance will turn colourless.

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Explain why Bromine Turns Colourless When Added to an Alkene

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-When bromine water is added to an alkane, no reaction will happen as the alkane is saturated so it will remain orange.

-When bromine water is added to an alkene, the bromine will add across the double bond, making a colourless dibromo compound- so the bromine water is decolourised.

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Describe what is Meant by an Alkene
An alkene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon (has a carbon to carbon double bond) with the general formula CnH2n. -Alkenes have a double covalent bond between two carbon atoms. -Because methane only has a single carbon atom, there cannot be an alkene based on methane.
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Describe the Reaction of Alkenes
-Alkenes undergo addition reactions because the carbon to carbon double bond opens up to form a carbon to carbon single bond. -This allows a new covalent bond to be formed on each carbon. -There are no additional products formed so there is a 100% atom economy.
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Explain why Alkenes Produce a Smoky Flame
-When alkenes combust, they often undergo incomplete combustion. -This means that as well as carbon dioxide and water, carbon particles are also produced. -Carbon particles make the flame appear smoky.
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Describe the Reaction of Alkenes With Hydrogen
-Reacting alkenes with hydrogen is called hydrogenation. -The conditions for this reaction require a nickel catalyst and a temperature of around 150℃. -Hydrogenation is useful because it can be used to turn unsaturated fat into saturated fat. -It is also useful because 'Hardening' reactions can turn oil into margarine.
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Describe the Reaction of Alkenes With Steam
-Reacting alkenes with steam is called hydration. -The conditions for this reaction are 300℃ and 70 atmospheres pressure. The catalyst is phosphoric acid. -Water is added across the double bond and an alcohol is formed.
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Explain why Hydration Takes Place at High Pressure
-In the hydration reaction, we have two reactant molecules (the alkene and the water) and one product molecule (the alcohol). All of the molecules are gases. -If we increase the pressure of the system, the position of the equilibrium will shift to the side with the smaller number of molecules. -In this case, if we increase the pressure, the position of the equilibrium shifts to the right so we make more product.
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Describe the Reaction of Alkenes With Halogens
-Reacting alkenes with halogens is called halogenation. -The molecules formed are saturated, with the carbons from the double bond each becoming bonded to a halogen atom.
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Compare Ethane to Ethene
-Both are hydrocarbons -Both contain two carbon atoms per molecule -Ethane contains six hydrogen atoms per molecule but ethene contains four hydrogen atoms per molecule -Both have covalent bonds -Ethane contains a single C—C bond but ethene contains a double bond -Both contain C—H bonds -Both small molecules
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Compare the Reactions of Ethane and Ethene
-Both react with oxygen in complete combustion reactions to produce water and carbon dioxide. -Both also react with oxygen in incomplete combustion reactions to produce water, carbon monoxide and carbon -Ethene is more reactive than ethane. -Ethene decolourises bromine water whereas ethane does not. -Ethene can react with water to produce ethanol and can react with hydrogen to produce ethane.
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Describe what is Meant by a Functional Group and a Homologous Series
-A homologous series is a family of compounds with the same functional group and increasing length chain of carbons. -A functional group is part of a molecule with characteristic reactions e.g. C=C is the functional group in the alkene homologous series.
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Explain why Different Alkenes React in a Similar Way
-All of the alkenes have the same functional group. -The functional group determines how a molecule reacts. -Because the alkenes all have the same functional group, they all react in a similar way.
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State the Main Uses of Alcohols
-Alcohols are mainly used as fuels, solvents and in alcoholic drinks (ethanol). -The functional group of an alcohol is O-H
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Describe the Properties of Alcohols
-All alcohols are soluble (dissolve in) water. -All alcohols are neutral (have pH 7). -All alcohols are very flammable (therefore we can combust them). When alcohols are completely combusted, carbon dioxide and water are the products. -Alcohols are highly flammable because they already contain oxygen so require less to combust.
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Describe the Reaction of Alcohols with Potassium Dichromate Solution
-There is a colour change from orange to green. -It turns an alcohol into a carboxylic acid. -This is an oxidation process.
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Describe the Reactions of Alcohols with Group 1 Metals
-The substance fizzes. -Hydrogen gas is produced.
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Explain why the Ethanol Made Through the Industrial Process Cannot be Drank
-The industrial process to create ethanol produces 100% atom economy. -However, the ethanol produced is difficult to purify so cannot be drank.
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Describe the Process of Making Ethanol by Fermentation
-Boil water (to kill bacteria). -Add sugar (food for the yeast). -Allow to cool (over 50℃ will kill the yeast) -Add yeast (this is the organism with the enzymes to make ethanol). -Leave to respire (anaerobic respiration).
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State the Conditions Required to Produce Ethanol From a Sugar Solution
-This process is called fermentation. -Yeast needs to be added. -Warm and anaerobic conditions are needed.
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State the Advantages of Hydration
-The reaction produces a high yield of ethanol. -The reaction can produce any alcohol, not just ethanol.
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State the Disadvantages of Hydration
-This reaction requires a high temperature, needing a lot of energy. -The starting material comes from crude oil which is non renewable.
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State the Advantages of Fermentation
-This reaction requires a low temperature so not much energy is needed. -The starting material comes from plants and is therefore renewable.
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State the Disadvantages of Fermentation
-This reaction can only be used to make the alcohol ethanol. -This makes an aqueous solution of ethanol. Distilling the ethanol requires energy.
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Explain why the Reaction to Produce Carboxylic Acid is an Example of Oxidation
-Turning alcohol into a carboxylic acid is an example of oxidation because there is a gain of oxygen. -An alcohol contains one oxygen whereas a carboxylic acid contains two. -The functional group of carboxylic acids is H-O-C=O
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Describe the Properties of Carboxylic Acids
-Carboxylic acids are weak acids. This means they partially ionise when dissolved in water. -Because carboxylic acids are weak acids, they have a relatively low concentration of H+ which means that they have a relatively high pH value compared to strong acids.
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Describe the Reactions of Carboxylic Acids
-A carboxylic acid reacts with a metal to produce a salt and hydrogen. -A carboxylic acid reacts with a metal carbonate to produce a salt and water and carbon dioxide. -A carboxylic acid reacts with alcohols to make an ester.
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Describe how Esters are Made
-A carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol via a condensation reaction to make an ester and water. -It is a reversible reaction. An acid catalyst is usually used (e.g. sulfuric acid). -The functional group of an ester is O=C-O
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Describe the Uses of Esters
-Esters have strong, sweet smells. This means they are often used in food flavourings and perfumes. -They are also good at dissolving organic compounds so are often used as solvents.
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Describe how the Yield of Ethyl Ethanoate can be Increased
-We can force the position of the equilibrium to the right (products) by increasing the concentration of the reactants. -This means the system increases the yield of the products.
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Describe what is Meant by Polymerisation
-Polymerisation is the joining of many repeated units (monomers) to make long chain molecules (polymers). -Plastics are an example of polymers.
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Describe Addition Polymerisation
-In addition polymerisation, the monomer needs a carbon to carbon double bond. Therefore, alkenes are used. -The long chain has the same atoms as the monomer because no other molecule is formed in the reaction. -There is 100% atom economy. -The double bond in the monomer breaks to add other monomers.
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Describe Condensation Polymerisation
-Condensation polymerisation involves monomers which contain different functional groups. -The monomers react together and bonds form between them, making polymer chains. -Condensation polymers are made from diols and dicarboxylic acids. -For each new bond that forms, a small molecule (e.g. water) is lost.
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Explain why Polyester Melts When Heated
-Polyester is thermosoftening. -It has no cross links. -This means it can be reshaped into new products.
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Compare Addition Polymerisation to Condensation Polymerisation
Addition Polymerisation: -1 monomer is used -Formed from alkenes -No co-products are produced -100% atom economy Condensation Polymerisation: -Formed from 2 monomers -Formed from a diol and a dicarboxylic acid -Water is produced -The atom economy is less than 100%
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Describe the Monomers Used to Make Polypeptides (Proteins)
-The monomer used to make a polypeptide is an amino acid. -An amino acid contains two different functional groups- a basic amino group (NH2) and an acidic carboxyl group (COOH). -The group underneath the carbon makes each amino acid unique. -Polypeptides are made by condensation polymerisation (so water is also made).
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Describe the Monomers Used to Make Polysaccharides
-The monomer used to make a polysaccharide is glucose. Examples include starch and cellulose. -Starch is a linear form of glucose whereas cellulose is a branched form of glucose. -Polysaccharides are made by condensation polymerisation (so water is also made).
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Describe the Monomers Which Make up DNA
-DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) is a polynucleotide made from nucleotide monomers. -A nucleotide is made up of a phosphate group, a sugar (Ribose) and a base. -DNA exists as two polynucleotide chains joined together to make a double helix.
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Describe the Shape and Structure of DNA
-There are two polymer chains. -These are made up of four different monomers. -It is shaped as a double helix.

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