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what is crude oil?

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a finite resource found in rocks and is the remains of an ancient biomass consisting mainly of plankton that was buried in mud; a mixture of a very large number of compounds

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what is crude oil mainly made of?

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hydrocarbons

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what is a hydrocarbon?

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a molecule made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms only

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what is the general formula for the homologous series of alkanes?

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CₙH₂ₙ₊₂

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what is the general formula for the homologous series of alkenes?

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CₙH₂ₙ

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list the first four members of alkanes

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methane, ethane, propane, butane

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what are the features of the alkane homologous series?

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  • formula differ by CH₂
  • same general formula
  • similar chemical formula
  • BP increases as chain length increases
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what are the features of the alkene homologous series?

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  • unsaturated
  • the double carbon bond is the functional group
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what is the functional group?

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reactive part of a formula

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why can’t methene (1 carbon alkene) exist?

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it can’t form the double carbon bond required to be an alkene

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list the first four members of alkenes

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ethene (C₂H₄), propene (C₃H₆), butene (C₄H₈), pentene (C₅H₁₀)

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how many bonds does each carbon atom in an alkene form?

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4

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what are the 2 types of reaction that alkenes undergo?

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combustion and addition

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what happens when alkenes undergo combustion?

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it is usually incomplete and a smoky flame can be observed

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what happens in addition reactions with alkenes?

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the double bond breaks to form a single bond and atoms are added to bond with the carbons

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what are the conditions required for the addition of alkenes with halogens?

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no conditions required; RTP

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what is the word equation for the addition of alkenes with halogens?

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halogen + alkene => halogenalkane

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what happens in the addition of alkenes with halogens?

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1 halogen atom will go on each carbon atom that was previously in the double bond

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what are the conditions required for the addition of alkenes with hydrogen?

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nickel catalyst

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what is the word equation for the addition of alkenes with hydrogen?

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alkene + hydrogen ⇒ alkane

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what are the conditions for the addition of alkenes with water?

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acid catalyst, high temp, high pressure

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what is the word equation for the addition of alkenes with water?

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alkene + water ⇒ alcohol

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what happens in the addition of alkenes with water?

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one hydrogen atom goes on one carbon from the double bond, the OH (functional group) will go on the other

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are alkanes or alkenes unreactive?

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alkanes are unreactive whereas alkenes are reactive

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what is the test for alkenes?
bromine water (reacts with alkenes not alkanes) changes orange to colourless
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are alkanes saturated or unsaturated?
saturated
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are alkenes saturated or unsaturated?
unsaturated
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what does saturated mean??
A molecule containing only single bonds between carbon atoms
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what is cracking?
the breaking down of larger alkane hydrocarbon molecules into smaller, more useful ones
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what are the 2 types of cracking?
steam and catalytic
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what does steam cracking require??
requires high temp and steam
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what does catalytic cracking require??
requires high temp and catalysts
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what do the products of cracking include?
alkenes and alkanes
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what are the uses of products of cracking?
- high demand for alkanes with small molecules so some of the products are useful as fuels - alkenes used to produce polymers and as starting materials for production of other chemicals
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how do you write equations for the products of cracking?
- sum of carbons and hydrogens must be equal on each side - both alkenes and alkanes produced
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what happens as chain length of hydrocarbons increases?
- BP increase - viscosity increases - flammability decreases (as, to burn, it needs to be a gas or evaporate easily)
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what is the equation for the complete combustion of a hydrocarbon?
fuel + oxygen ⇒ carbon dioxide + water
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what is the equation for the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon?
fuel + oxygen ⇒ carbon monoxide + water
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what is a fraction?
mixture of molecules with a similar BP and similar number of carbon atoms
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what are the fractions produced from fractional distillation of crude oil hydrocarbons?
Real Gasoline Keeps Dirty Fuel Bitchin' - refinery gases - gasoline - kerosene - diesel - fuel oil - bitumen
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what are refinery gases?
bottled gas
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what is gasoline used for?
fuel for cars
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what is kerosene used for?
fuel for aeroplanes
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what is diesel used for?
fuel for vans and trucks
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what is fuel oil used for?
fuel for ships and power stations
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how does the viscosity of fractions produced from fractional distillation of crude oil hydrocarbons change going down the column?
it increases
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what is bitumen used for?
used to lay roads
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describe the process of fractional distillation of crude oil hydrocarbons
- crude oil heated and evaporates to vapour - vapour is fed in near bottom of column - column is kept very hot at bottom and cooler near top - crude oil enters as mixture of gases with different BP - gases move up column and condense at different heaights - hydrocarbons with highest BP (larger molecules) condense near bottom - hydrocarbons with lowest BP (smaller molecules) condense near top
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what are the properties and features of alcohols?
- contain the functional group -OH - can be represented as C₂H₅OH to show the functional group - miscible with water to form neutral solutions - can be used as solvent as can dissolve organic substances - so are often used in perfumes - small chain alcohols can be used as foods - ethanol is main alcohol in alcoholic drinks
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list the first 4 alcohols
- methanol (CH₄O or CH₃OH) - ethanol (C₂H₆O or C₂H₅OH) - propanol (C₃H₈O or C₃H₇OH) - butanol (C₄H₁₀O or C₄H₉OH)
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describe the combustion of alcohols
- undergo complete combustion to produce carbon dioxide and water - burn with a blue flame
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alcohol + Na -> ?
salt + H2
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what happens in the reaction between sodium and an alcohol?
can see fizzing but this is less then when Na reacts with water, as Na sinks in ethanol but floats on water (less dense)
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alcohol + O2 -> ?
carboxylic acid
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what are the 2 ways that alcohols can be oxidised?
- react with oxygen in the air - by reacting with an oxidising agent
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what is potassium dichromate?
an oxidising agent; orange but turns green in alcohol and is used in roadside breathalysers
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alcohol + carboxylic acid -> ?
ester
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what is an example of an ester?
ethyl ethanoate
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what are the requirements for the reaction of alcohol with a carboxylic acid?
a sulfuric acid catalyst and heat
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what are the conditions required for making ethanol using fermentation?
- sugars are aqueous - yeast (catalyst) is added - mixture is kept at 30-37 degrees C which is the optimum temp for yeast and prevents it denaturing - anaerobic - if oxygen is present, the ethanol could oxidise to form ethanoic acid
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what kind of process is making alcohol through fermentation?
reaction takes a few days so is a batch process
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what is the symbol equation for making ethanol through fermentation?
C₆H₁₂O₆ ⇒ 2C₂H₅OH (aq) + CO₂
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how do you purify ethanol in fermentation?
must be separated from yeast and water solution using filtration then fractional distillation (a bunsen burner can't be used to separate water and ethanol as ethanol is flammable - use an electric heater)
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how is ethanol made using hydration?
ethene (from crude oil) is reacted with steam to form pure ethanol
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compare using hydration and fermentation to make ethanol
- hydration has 100% atom economy - hydration is quicker than fermentation but needs harsher conditions - hydration is less labour intensive than fermentation
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what are the features of carboxylic acids?
- functional group -COOH - weak acids
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list the first 4 carboxylic acids
- methanoic acid (HCOOH) - ethanoic acid (CH₃COOH) - propanoic acid (C₂H₅COOH) - butanoic acid (C₃H₇COOH)
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carboxylic acid + metal carbonate ⇒
salt + water + carbon dioxide (neutralisation)
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carboxylic acid + alcohol ⇒
ester + water (required sulfuric acid catalyst)
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why is the reaction between a carboxylic acid and a metal carbonate slow?
they are weak acids
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what are esters used for?
have fruity smells so are used in: solvents in perfumes and fruity flavourings
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what is condensation polymerisation?
formation of long chain molecules from lots of small molecules joining together with another small molecule produced as well
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dicarboxylic acid + dialcohol (same functional group of OH) =>
a polyester + water
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what is the ester link?
O-C=O
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what is addition polymerisation?
many monomers joining together to form very large molecules (polymers) where the double bonds open up
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why, in addition polymers, does the repeating unit have the same atoms as the monomer?
no other molecule is formed in the reaction
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what are amino acids?
molecules which have at least two functional groups.
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what are starch and cellulose?
carbohydrate polymers made from the monomer glucose
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what are proteins?
polymers made from the monomer amino acids
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what functional groups do all amino acids have?
-NH2 group and the carboxylic acid group -COOH
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what is the H-N-H functional group?
functional group in amino acids which reacts with acids
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what is the O=C-O-H functional group?
carboxylic acids functional group found in amino acids which reacts with bases
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what do amino acids react by condensation polymerisation to produce?
polypeptides
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Amino acids react by condensation polymerisation which means what??
for every monomer which is added to the growing polymer chain, one molecule of water is also produced.
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In addition polymerisation, the monomers must have a what bond?
C=C double bond
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in condensation polymerisation, the monomers need what?
do not need a C=C double bond but they do need two functional groups.
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what is the peptide link?
the amide linkage that forms between the carboxylic acid group of one amino acid and the amine group of another amino acid: O=C-N-H
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what is DNA?
- 2 polymer chains - 4 different monomers/nucleotides - double helix - formed by condensation polymerisation

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