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What is homologous series

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Homologous series: ‘family’ of similar compounds with
similar properties due to the presence of the same
functional group.

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Characteristics of a homologous series

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all the compounds fit the same general formula
the chain length increases by 1 each time
as the chain gets longer, the compounds show a
gradual change in properties

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structural isomers

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have the same chemical formula, but

different structures, they can be straight or branched

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Fuels to know:

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Coal
Natural gas: main constituent is methane
Petroleum: a mixture of hydrocarbons which can be
separated into fractions

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Uses of Petroleum Fractions

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Refinery gas: bottled gas for heating and cooking
Gasoline fraction: fuel (petrol) in cars
Naphtha fraction: making chemicals
Kerosene/paraffin fraction: jet fuel, lamps
Diesel oil/gas oil fraction: fuel in diesel engines
Fuel oil fraction: fuel in ships and home heating systems
Lubricating fraction: lubricants, waxes and polishes
Bitumen: making roads

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Name of Compounds

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Name ending → compound-type name
“ane” → alkane
“ene” → alkene
“ol” → alcohol
“oic acid” → carboxylic acid
“yl”, “oate” → ester
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Alkanes General formula

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General formula = CnH2n+2

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What does each carbon atom in an alkene have

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Each carbon atoms in an alkene has four covalent single

bonds – this makes them quite unreactive.

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Complete combustion

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Complete combustion: enough oxygen supply so water
and carbon dioxide form.

eg: CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

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Incomplete combustion

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Incomplete: is not enough oxygen to burn them cleanly
so either carbon monoxide and water or carbon and
water form.

e.g. CH4 + O2 → C + 2H2O

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what is chlorine substitution

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Sunlight or light is necessary
A chlorine atom replaces a hydrogen atom
This can happen to all hydrogen atoms if there is enough
chlorine.

eg: CH4 + Cl2 → (light) → HCl + CH3Cl / CH2Cl2 / CHCl3 /
CCl4

Compounds = chloromethane / di/tri/tetrachloromethane

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Alkenes formula

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General formula = CnH2n

Functional group: C=C bond

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what is cracking

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Thermal decomposition reaction, in which an alkene
(and sometimes hydrogen) are produced from an
alkane.
Cracking always produces short chain compound with a
C=C bond
e.g. Cracking of ethane will give ethene and hydrogen

Butane → Ethane + Ethene ; C4H10 → C2H6 + C2H

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SATURATED HYDROCARBONS properties

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Have NO double bonds
Do not react with
aqueous bromine, so
the mixture stays
orange.
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UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS properties

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Have double bonds
React with aqueous
bromine, turning the
mixture from orange to
colourless.
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What is addition polymerisation

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A polymer is a compound with very long carbon chains
made up of monomer units.
Poly(ethene) / Polythene: is a polymer produced from
ethene by addition polymerization

Double bond splits and polymer is formed

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Alkenes’ Addition Reactions With bromine:

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With bromine (the test for saturation) e.g. ethene (g) + bromine (aq) → 1,2 dibromomethane (l)

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Alkenes addition reactions with steam

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With steam: forms alcohols with heat, pressure and a
catalyst
e.g. ethene (g) + steam (g) ⇌ ethanol (l)

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Alkenes addition reactions with hydrogen

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With hydrogen: double bond breaks down to for an
alkane with heat, pressure and a catalyst
e.g. ethene (g) + hydrogen (g) → ethane (g)

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what is ethanol used as

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Ethanol is used as a:
Solvent: to dissolve things than water cannot.
Evaporates easily, so used as solvent in glues, printing
inks & perfumes
Fuel: added to or instead of petrol, because it burns
cleanly

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Carboxylic Acids formula

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General formula = CnH2n+1COOH

Functional group: COOH

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Properties of Ethanoic Acid

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Weak acid with high pH and low dissociation
Formed by:
o Oxidation of ethanol
o With acidified potassium mangenate (VII)

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What do carboxylic acids react with to give esters

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Carboxylic acids react with alcohols to give esters, in a condensation reaction, for example:
Ethanoic acid + ethanol ⇌ ethyl ethanoate + water
(alcohol = -yl & carboxylic acid = -oate)

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Properties of esters

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Esters are volatile compounds – no H-bonds so low m.p.
Polar molecules – soluble in organic solvents
Sweet, fruity smelling liquids
Many occur naturally e.g. as fats, oils & flavours in fruits
Used in food flavourings and perfumes and as solvents

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What are macromolecules
Large molecules built up from small units (monomers). Different macromolecules have different units and/or different linkages
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Different sized molecules
Monomers: Glucose, amino acids, fatty acids and glycerol linkages: amide, ester Macromolecules: Protein, starch, lipids
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Polythene use
``` Plastic bags and gloves, clingfilm (low density), mugs, bowls, chairs, dustbins (high density) ```
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PVC use
Water pipes, wellingtons, hoses, covering for electricity cables
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Polypropene us e
Crates, ropes
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Polystyrene use
used as expanded polystyrene in fast food cartons, packaging, and insulation for roofs and walls
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Teflon use
Coated on frying pans to make them non stick, fabric protector, windscreen wipers, flooring
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Uses of nylon
ropes, fishing nets, tents, curtains
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How is nylon made
No double bonds break, instead single bonds break, and new single bonds form. The monomers are able to join to each other by eliminating a small molecule: hydrogen chloride. This reaction continues at each the two monomers. Thousands of molecules join together, giving a macromolecule:
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Terylene uses
Uses: clothing (especially mixed with cotton), thread
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How is terylene made
The monomers join by eliminating a water molecule. | Thousands of molecules join up, giving a macromolecule
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Pollution from plastics
Choke birds, fish and other animals that try to eat them. Or they fill up the animals’ stomachs so that they can’t eat proper food, and starve to death. They clog up drains and sewers and cause flooding. They collect in rivers, and get in the way of fish. Some river beds now contain a thick layer of plastic They blow into trees and onto beaches. So the place looks a mess. Tourists become put off.
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What are food’s main constituents
Food’s main constituents are proteins, fats and | carbohydrates.
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Proteins:
Proteins contain the same linkages (amide links) as nylon, but with different units. Their structure is: In digestion proteins are broken down into amino acids (hydrolysis).
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Fats:
Fats are esters possessing the same linkage as Terylene (ester links) but with different units. Soap is a product of the hydrolysis of fat. It is done using sodium hydroxide (as opposed to acid, in digestion). The hydrolysis gives glycerol and the sodium salts of fatty acids. The salts are used as soaps.
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Carbohydrates:
Complex carbohydrates: are a large number of joined sugar units (monosaccharide like glucose). The sugar units are represented like this: In digestion, the hydrolysis (Decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water) of starch happens in the mouth by the enzyme amylase to make glucose
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Hydrolysis
o Starch → glucose o Proteins → amino acids o Fats → fatty acids and glycerol But if hydrolysis is not complete, macromolecules are not completely broken down so you get a mixture of molecules of different sizes
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What is identification
Chromatography can be used to identify products & substances However, amino acids and sugars are colourless when dissolved in water, so a locating agent is used. Substances can be identified using Rf values or by matching them with spots which are horizontal
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What is the mole
The mole is the key concept for chemical calculations
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definition of mole
The mole is the amount of substance in grams that has the | same number of particles as there are atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12.
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Definition of relative atomic mass
Relative atomic mass is the average mass of one atom | compared to one twelfth of the mass of one atom of carbon-12
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Definition of Molar Mass
Molar Mass is the mass in grams of 1 | mole of a substance and is given the unit of g mol-1
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How can molar mass for a compound be calculated
Molar Mass for a compound can be calculated by adding up the mass numbers(from the periodic table) of each element in the compound eg CaCO3 = 40.1 + 12.0 +16.0 x3 = 100.1
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pure solids, liquids and gases amount
mass / molarMass
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Gas volume
Gas Volume (dm3)= amount x 24
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concentration of solutions
Concentration = amount / volume
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Unit of mass and unit of amount
Unit of Mass: grams | Unit of amount : mol
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mg, g and kg amount
1000 mg =1g 1000 g =1kg 1000kg = 1 tonne
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Avogadros constant
There are 6.02 x 1023 atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12. Therefore explained in simpler terms 'One mole of any specified entity contains 6.02 x 1023 of that entity':
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number of particles =
No of particles = amount of substance (in mol) X Avogadro's constant
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What is an empirical formula
An empirical formula is the simplest ratio of atoms of each element in the compound.
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how to calculate emperical formula
Step 1 : Divide each mass (or % mass) by the atomic mass of the element Step 2 : For each of the answers from step 1 divide by the smallest one of those numbers. Step 3: sometimes the numbers calculated in step 2 will need to be multiplied up to give whole numbers. These whole numbers will be the empirical formula
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What is a molecular forumla
A molecular formula is the actual number of atoms of each element in the compound.
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new diluted concentration =
new diluted concentration = original concentration x original volume / new diluted volume

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