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What are alkanes
What are alkanes,
Since they are in the same homolo...,
Homologus series meaning
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Where do alkanes come from
Where do alkanes come from althou...,
Fractional distillation of crude ...,
Hydrogenation of alkenes involve
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What are the names of the first straight-chain alkanes?
The systematic nomenclature names...,
For straight chain alkanes there ...,
What is methane the prefix the am...
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What are branched chain and cyclic alkanes?
What are branched chain and cycli...,
To name branched chain alkanes,
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Organic Definitions & Terminology
Organic chemistry is the chemistr...,
Carbon forms a vast number of com...,
A homologous series is a
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Functional groups
Alkanes homologousseriesfunctiona...,
Alkenes,
Functional group suffix example
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Types of Formulae
Hydrocarbons are compounds that a...,
The general formula is a formula ...,
A homologous series is a
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Molecular & Empirical Formulae
The molecular formula shows the,
The empirical formula shows the
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Nomenclature
Systematic nomenclature can be us...,
The alkanes provide the basis of ...,
If there are any side chains or f...
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Structural Isomerism
There are three different types o...,
Structural isomers are compounds ...,
Chain isomerism is when compounds...
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Deducing Isomers
Step 1,
Step 2,
Step 3
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Stereoisomerism: Geometrical Isomerism
Stereoisomers are,
There are two types of stereoisom...,
Geometrical isomerism is seen in
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Fractional Distillation
Crude oil is currently the world ...,
As a mixture it isn t a very usef...,
Crude oil a mixture of mostly
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Fractional distillation method
Fractional distillation is carrie...,
Crude oil enters the fractionatin...,
Vapours of hydrocarbons with very...
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Cracking
Alkanes are hydrocarbons that can...,
Crude oil is a mixture of hydroca...,
The crude oil is extracted from t...
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Thermal cracking
Thermal cracking requires high te...,
Thermal cracking requires high pr...,
Thermal cracking produces
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catalytic cracking
Catalytic cracking uses a lower t...,
To compensate for lower tmep and ...,
Catalytic cracking produces
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Alkane properties
Difference in boiling point of lo...,
Whats t,
Difference in flammability of lon...
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combustion of alkanes
Short chain alkanes are combusted...,
What is complete combustion of a ...,
Incomplete combustion of a alkane...
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Carbon monoxide combustion pollutant
Carbon monoxideco is a toxic and ...,
How does carbon monoxide affect b...,
How is it produced
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Oxidises of nitrogen
Normally nitrogen is too to react...,
However in a car engine high are ...,
Formation of nitrogen oxides
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VOC'S
How do voc form,
Voc environmental consequences,
Catalytic convertor
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PAN pollutants
How is pan formed,
What is the environmental consequ...,
Catalytic convertor of pan
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Catalytic removal
To reduce the amount of pollutant...,
Precious metals such as platinum ...,
Precious metals such as platinum ...
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Free Radical Substitution
Alkanes can undergo free radical ...,
Since alkanes are very unreactive...,
The free radical substitution rea...
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free radicals substitution propgation
First stepthe propagation step re...,
When free radicals attack what bo...,
Third step alkyl free radical is ...
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free radicals substitution termination
The termination step is when,
The final step in the substitutio...,
Watch videos for all of radicals ...
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Halogenoalkanes trend and properties
What forces govern boiling point,
Why do boiling points of haloalka...,
More electrons means more
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Bond polarity and nucleophiles
Halogenoalkanes have a polar bond...,
Halogens are more electronegative...,
Rules for nucleophile substitution
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Types of nucleophile
Cyanide chemical formula,
What are the three nucleotides,
Hydroxide chemical formula
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Nucleophile substitution reaction with hydroxide ions
What condition does the reaction ...,
What happens when the c x bond is...,
What type of organic compound fun...
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Nucleophile substitution reaction with cyanide ions
What condition does the reaction ...,
What happens when the c x carbon ...,
What type of organic compound fun...
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Nucleophile substitution reaction with ammonia
What condition does the reaction ...,
What happens when the c x carbon ...,
What happens in the second phase
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Halogenoalkanes
Primary halogenoalkane,
Secondary halogenoalkane,
Tertiary halogenoalkane
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How does bond enthalpy influence the rate of reaction?
The rate of substitution of diffe...,
The c bond is the strongest bond ...,
The c bond is the weakest bond as...
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Reactions halogenoalkanes elimination and substitution
Elimination reactions where,
What kind of structure of halogen...,
What kind of structure of halogen...
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Elimination reactions
Elimination reactions of halogeno...,
Halogenoalkane to,
Halogenoalkanes are heated with
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How do halogenoalkanes cause depletion of the ozone layer?
Common halogenoalkanes are chloro...,
Ozone o is formed naturally in th...,
When cfcs reach the upper atmosph...
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halogenoalkane kew words
Hydrolysis,
Elimination reaction,
Nucleophilic substitution
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Alkenes
Alkenes are a homologous series o...,
Alkynes contain at least one,
Alkene shape
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Stability of Cations & Markovnikov's Rule
Carbocations are positively,
There are three types of carbocat...,
The alkyl groups attached to the ...
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cycle
N addition reactions an electroph...,
The electrophile will add to the ...,
Therefore the nucleophile will bo...
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Electrophilic addition
Electrophilic addition is the add...,
What happens to the bond after th...,
Electrophilic addition reactions ...
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Electrophilic addition of bromine
Bromine br2 is a non polar molecu...,
In an addition reaction the close...,
In an addition reaction the close...
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Test for Unsaturation
Halogens can be used to test if a...,
Br2 aq is an solution called brom...,
The unknown compound is with the ...
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Addition Polymers
Addition polymerisation is the re...,
The small reactive molecules that...,
Polymerisation reaction can be re...
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alkene exam questions
Identify the features of a double...,
Remember in cyanide how is carbon...,
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missing alkene info
H2s04 react with alkenes under wh...,
H2so4 acts as a to make an alkene...,
Polyalkenes are what compoundswit...
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Classifying Alcohols
Primary alcohols are alcohols in ...,
Secondary alcohols are alcohols i...,
Tertiary alcohols are alcohols in...
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Alcohol Production
Alcohols are compounds that conta...,
The general formula of alcohols is,
Electrophilic addition to alkenes...
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Oxidation of Alcohols
Primary alcohols can be oxidised ...,
Secondary alcohols can be oxidise...,
The oxidising agents of alcohols ...
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Testing for Oxidation Products
Aldehydes and ketones are carbony...,
The presence of an aldehyde group...,
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Fehlings test
Fehling s solution is an,
Fehling s solution when warmed wi...,
In the alkaline conditions the
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Tollens’ reagent
Tollens reagent is an,
Tollen s reagent is also called,
When warmed with an aldehyde the ...
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Routes to ethanol Fermentation
Alcohol has been produced by ferm...,
The yeast cells contain an,
Fermentation equation
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Industrial Fermentation
Industrially sugar cane molasses ...,
Distillation can be used to,
Ethene reacted with
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Combustion of Alcohols
Alcohols react with oxygen in the...,
Lower alcohols burn with an almos...,
Ethanol can be produced sustainab...
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Elimination Reactions of Alcohols
Alcohols can also undergo to form...,
Alcohol vapour is passed powder o...,
What else apart from aluminium ox...
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Identification of Functional Groups by Test-Tube Reactions
Some simple questions which can b...,
Is it soluble in water,
Following this simple chemical te...
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Interpreting a Mass Spectrum
Mass spectroscopy is an analytica...,
The molecules in the small sample...,
The molecules in the small sample...
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Deducing Molecular Formula
Each peak in the mass spectrum co...,
The molecular ion is the entire m...,
The m 1 peak is a smaller peak wh...
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Fragmentation
The molecular ion peak can be use...,
However different compounds may h...,
Fragments may appear due to the f...
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m/e Values of Fragments Table
Ch3,
C2h5,
C3h7
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Interpreting an IR(infrared spectrum) Spectrum
Infrared ir spectroscopy is a tec...,
A spectrophotometer irradiates the,
All organic molecules absorb ir r...
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Fundamentals of Reaction Mechanisms
Homolytic fission is,
Heterolytic fission is,
Nucleophile is an
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In organic reaction mechanisms
In organic reaction mechanisms re...,
You should always include dipoles...
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Mechanism: Free Radical Substitution
A free radical is a species with,
A free radical reaction is a reac...,
The propagation step is the secon...
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Mechanism: Elimination
In an elimination reaction a,
The halogenoalkanes are heated with
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Mechanism: Electrophilic Addition
Alkenes undergo electrophilic add...,
It is the double bond in an alken...,
Alkenes will undergo electrophili...
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