This page contains the detailed and easy notes for AQA GCSE Chemistry Organic Chemistry for revision and understanding Organic Chemistry.
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| LIQUIFIED GAS | FUEL |
| GASOLINE/PETROL | CAR FUEL |
| KEROSENE | AIRCRAFT FUEL |
| DIESEL OIL | FUEL IN DIESEL ENGINES |
| RESIDUE | MAKING ROADS |
L – Look
G – Great
K – Kid
D – Doing
R – Roll
CRACKING –Thermal decomposition of longer chain hydrocarbon into a shorter chain alkane and alkenes
Thermal Cracking Catalytic Cracking
It is done at a very high temperature It is done using a catalyst
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COMPLETE | INCOMPLETE |
| FUEL IS COMPLETELY BURNED | FUEL IS PARTIALLY BURNED DUE TO LIMITED SUPPLY OF OXYGEN
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| PRODUCES CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER | PRODUCES CARBON MONOXIDE AND WATER
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| IT IS NOT TOXIC | CARBON MONOXIDE IS TOXIC AS IT DECREASES. THE OXYGEN CARRYING CAPACITY OF RED BLOOD CELLS
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PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION
Carbon Dioxide Test
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FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
Groups of atoms that give special properties and reactions to the organic molecule
| Functional Groups | Examples | Formation | |
| ALKENES | = | Ethene, propene, butene, pentene | Cracking of crude oil |
| ALCOHOLS | -OH | methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol | Reaction of alkene with water |
| CARBOXYLIC ACID | methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid. | Oxidation of alcohols | |
| ESTERS | methyl ethanoate, ethyl ethanoate | Reaction of alcohols and carboxylic acid |
Useful to make polymers, alkanes, alcohols
| FERMENTATION | HYDRATION OF ETHENE | |
| REACTION | Glucose Ethanol + carbon dioxide C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 | Ethene + Steam Ethanol |
| REACTION CONDITIONS | Gentle temperature and pressure. Anaerobic conditions | Nickel catalyst and high temperature and pressure |
| ADVANTAGES | Uses renewable resources like sugarcane. Less dependent on fossil fuels and due to less energy requirements do not harm the environment. | It is a continuous process. It is rapid more efficient and have 100% atom economy. Produces more pure ethanol |
| DISADVANTAGES | It is a batch process. The ethanol has to be distilled from time to time as high concentration will kill the yeast. The reaction is slow and produces impure ethanol. Also the atom economy is not 100% | Requires ethene which is dependent on crude oil. Uses non renewable resources. |
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General Formulae
CnH2n+1 OH
Formed by replacing hydrogen of alkane with OH group
Used as fuel, solvents, spirits
COMBUSTION
C2H5OH + O2 CO2 + H2O
C2H5OH + O2 CO + H2O
OXIDATION
METAL
Alcohols react with metals to form salt and hydrogen.
2C2H5OH + 2Ca 2C2H5OCa + H2
Weak Acids
Carboxylic Acids are weak acids as they are partially dissociated in water to release H+ ions.
CH3COOH ⇌ CH3COO– + H+
Metal oxides and Metal hydroxide
Carboxylic Acid reacts with metal oxides and metal hydroxide to form salt and water.
CH3COOH + NaOH CH3COONa + H2O
Metal carbonate
Carboxylic Acid reacts with metal carbonate to form salt, water and carbon dioxide.
CH3COOH + Li2CO3 CH3COOLi + CO2 + H2O
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CARBOXYLIC ACID + ALCOHOLS ESTERS + WATER
Alkyl alkanoate
Methanoic Acid + Methanol Methyl methanoate + Water
Polymers are materials made by linking up smaller repeating chemical units.
Some bend and stretch – rubber and polyester.
Some hard and tough – epoxies and glass.
eg Polyethene, polypropene
| Monomer | Polymer |
| Glucose | Starch |
| Proteins | Amino Acid |
| Nucleotide | DNA |
Hydrocarbon – Hydrocarbon are the compounds made up of carbon and hydrogen only.
Crude Oil – It is a black thick liquid which takes millions of years to form. It is the mixture of hydrocarbon.
Fractional Distillation – Separating the mixtures on the basis of boiling points.
Alkanes – Saturated Hydrocarbon. Carbon-carbon single bond. Made up of carbon and hydrogen only
Saturated hydrocarbon – Saturated Hydrocarbons have only carbon-carbon single bonds.
Unsaturated hydrocarbon – Unsaturated Hydrocarbons have carbon-carbon double bonds and triple bonds.
General Formula – It applies to families of compounds; provides a way to predict the molecular formula of the molecule, based on the number of carbon atoms it contains.
Viscosity – movement of flow. A fluid with low viscosity flows easily
Flammable – Flammable materials are combustible materials that can easily ignite at room temperature
Complete Combustion – Fuel is completely burned. Produces Carbon dioxide and water.
Incomplete Combustion – Fuel is partially burned due to limited supply of oxygen. Produces Carbon Monoxide and Water.
Cracking – Thermal decomposition of longer chain hydrocarbon into a shorter chain alkane and alkenes
Alkenes – Unsaturated Hydrocarbon. Compounds which have carbon-carbon double bond. Compounds made up of carbon and hydrogen only
Functional Group – Groups of atoms that give special properties and reactions to the organic molecule
Homologous Series – Members of the same family have similar functional group similar chemical properties and general formulae but different physical property and each members differs from successive by CH2
Alcohols – Have functional Group –OH. The General Formulae of Alcohols is CnH2n+1 OH. Used as fuel, solvents, spirits
Carboxylic Acid – Carboxylic Acids are weak acids as they are partially dissociated in water to release H+ ions.
Esters – Fruity smelling compounds. Used in the manufacture of perfumes, foods and cosmetics.
Fermentation – Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes.
Weak Acid – Weak acids are only partially ionized in their solutions.
Monomers – The individuals unit that polymerizes to form a polymers is known as a monomers. Eg Ethene
Polymers – The structure formed by the polymerization of the monomer is a polymers. Polymers are materials made by linking up smaller repeating chemical units.
Some bend and stretch – rubber and polyester.
Some hard and tough – epoxies and glass.
Addition Polymerization – It is the process of repeated addition of monomers with double or triple bonds to form polymers. There is no loss of an atom or a molecule. Ex – PVC, polyethene, Teflon.
Condensation Polymerization – It is a process that involves repeated condensation reactions between two different monomers. There is a loss of a molecule of water, ammonia etc as a by-product. Ex – Nylon, bakelite, silicon.
Monosaccharide – Simplest carbohydrates (single units). They cannot be hydrolyzed into smaller units. Ex – Glucose, fructose.
Polysaccharide – Formed of numerous monosaccharide units. Ex – starch, cellulose
Starch – It is the reserve food material of plant cells. It consists of two components- amylose and amylopectin, both glucose polymers.
Cellulose – Main structural polysaccharide of plants. It is a long, unbranched chain of about 6,000 glucose units with molecular weight between 0.5 to 2.5 million.
Proteins – The proteins are linear unbranched polymers of Amino acids. The proteins are composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and Sulphur.
DNA – It is a long, double chain of deoxyribonucleotide units. DNA is the genetic material and forms molecular basis of heredity in all organisms.
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