C6.2 Organic Chemistry

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Front (Question)

What are hydrocarbons

Back (Answer)

compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen only

Front (Question)

Alkanes are hydrocarbons, why do they form a homologous series

Back (Answer)

They have the same general formula. They are saturated

Front (Question)

What is the general formula for alkanes

Back (Answer)

CnH2n+2

Front (Question)

Name the first 4 straight chain alkanes

Back (Answer)

Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane

Front (Question)

What are the products when alkanes undergo combustion

Back (Answer)

carbon dioxide and water

Front (Question)

what is formed when alkanes undergo incomplete combustion

Back (Answer)

water, carbon monoxide and carbon (soot)

Front (Question)

what features do alkenes have in common

Back (Answer)

They have C-C double bond and are unsaturated

Front (Question)

Give the general formula for alkenes

Back (Answer)

CnH2n

Front (Question)

Name the first 4 alkenes

Back (Answer)

Ethene, propene, butene, pentene

#10

Front (Question)

What is an addition reaction

Back (Answer)

An atom/group of atoms combine with a molecule, and no other products are formed

#11

Front (Question)

What do you see when bromine water is added to alkenes

Back (Answer)

It goes colourless from orange - brown

#12

Front (Question)

How do you form alkanes from alkenes

Back (Answer)

Add hydrogen in the presence of a Nickel catalyst

#13

Front (Question)

What is the functional group present in alcohols and name it

Back (Answer)

-OH Hydroxyl group

#14

Front (Question)

What do names of alcohols end in

Back (Answer)

‘ol’

#15

Front (Question)

Name the first 4 alcohols

Back (Answer)

methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol

#16

Front (Question)

What is formed when alcohols undergo combustion

Back (Answer)

Carbon dioxide and water

#17

Front (Question)

What is the functional group present in carboxylic acids

Back (Answer)

Carboxyl group -COOH

#18

Front (Question)

What is the general formula for carboxylic acids

Back (Answer)

CnH2n+1COOH

#19

Front (Question)

Name the first 4 carboxylic acids

Back (Answer)

methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid

#20

Front (Question)

How are carboxylic acids made

Back (Answer)

when alcohols react with oxidising agents in the presence of dilute sulfuric acid

#21

Front (Question)

What is formed when carboxylic acids react with metals

Back (Answer)

Salt and hydrogen

#22

Front (Question)

What is formed when carboxylic acids react with alkalis and bases

Back (Answer)

Salt and water

#23

Front (Question)

How are carboxylic acids made

Back (Answer)

When alcohols react with oxidising agents such as potassium manganate (V11) solution

#24

Front (Question)

Explain why crude oil is a finite resource

Back (Answer)

It is non-renewable and is being used up faster than it is being formed