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What type of carbon to carbon bonds are present in the alkanes
and the cycloalkanes
Single - saturated
What type of carbon to carbon bond is
present in the alkenes
C=C unsaturated
Describe the chemical test to distinguish an unsaturated alkene
from a saturated alkane/cycloalkane.
Unsaturated hydrocarbons (alkenes) decolourise bromine
ADDITION
Name the type of reaction which takes place when an unsaturated alkene reacts with bromine,
hydrogen or water
Name the product of the reaction between butene and hydrogen
BUTANE
Name the type of chemical reaction taking place.
C5H10 + Br2 C5H10Br2
What is meant by cracking?
Breaking large hydrocarbons into smaller,
more useful ones.
Apart from speeding up the reaction suggest another
reason why a catalyst is used in cracking.
Lower temperatures are used
Name a catalyst used in cracking.
Aluminium oxide or silicate catalyst.
Name the new homologous series produced by cracking long chain
hydrocarbons.
Alkenes
Name the method of producing ethanol from glucose.
Fermentation
What is used as a catalyst in fermentation?
An enzyme in yeast
Why is there a limit to the alcohol concentration produced by
fermentation?
The alcohol kills the yeast.
Name the process used to increase the ethanol
concentration in ‘spirit’ drinks.
Distillation
Name the method of producing industrial ethanol.
Hydration of ethene - adding water onto ethene
C2H4 + H2O C2H5OH
Name the chemical reaction which takes place when ethanol is
converted to ethene.
DEHYDRATION
NAME THE TYPE OF CHEMICAL REACTION TAKING PLACE.
C2H5OH C2H4 + H2O
DEHYDRATION
What can ethanol be mixed with to provide a fuel for cars?
Petrol
Which plant is ethanol obtained from for use as a source of energy?
Sugar cane
Is ethanol an renewable or non-renewable source of energy?
RENEWABLE
Name the type of chemical reaction which takes place when
esters are formed.
Condensation
Name the two different types of compounds which react together to
form a ester.
An alcohol and a carboxylic acid.
Name the type of chemical reaction which is taking place.
H C C C C
H
H O
OH
HH
H H
HO C C H
H
H
H
H
H C C C C
H
H O
O
HH
H H
C C H
H
H
H
H
+ H2O
CONDENSATION
Name the ester produced frommethanol and propanoic acid
Methyl propanoate
Ethanol and methanoic acid
ethyl methanoate
Name the type of chemical reaction which takes when an ester is broken down into its parent acid
and alcohol.
HYDROLYSIS
Name the alcohol and carboxylic acid produced when ethyl butanoate
is hydrolysis.
Ethanol and butanoic acid
H C C C C
H
H O
O
HH
H H
C C
H H
H
HH
Carbon Compounds 2c Int 2
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16 17 18 19 20 21