Organic Chemistry

Description

gcse chemistry Flashcards on Organic Chemistry, created by Ella Wolf on 19/05/2013.
Ella Wolf
Flashcards by Ella Wolf, updated more than 1 year ago
Ella Wolf
Created by Ella Wolf almost 11 years ago
1274
53

Resource summary

Question Answer
what is the functional group of an alcohol? -O-H
name 3 alcohols methanol ethanol propanol
what ph will a solution be if you dissolve an alcohol in water? 7 (neutral)
what does homologous mean? a group that all have the same properties
what gas is produced when an alcohol reacts with sodium? hydrogen
what are 3 uses of alcohols fuels and solvents.. and ethanol is used is used in alcoholic drinks
how can you produce ethanoic acid from ethanol? oxidise it using either chemical oxidising agents or by microbial action
what is vinegar? an aqueous solution that contains ethanoic acid
what is the functional group of a carboxylic acid? c-o-o-h
carboxylic acids dissolve in water to produce a solution that is acidic alkaline or neutral? acidic
what happens when carboxylic acids react with carbonates? carboxylic acids react with carbonates to form carbon dioxide
why are carboxylic acids weak acids? they do not ionise completely when dissolved in water so not many H+ ions that cause acidity
how can a carboxylic acid produce an ester? it reacts with alcohol in the presence of a catalyst
what is the functional group of an ester? c-o-o
what are uses of esters? used as flavourings and perfumes because different esters produce distinctive smells and tastes
what is the name of an ester? ethyl ethanoate
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

Polymerisation.
anjumn10
Chemistry 6 Extracting Vegetable Oil Core GCSE AQA
Chloe Roberts
Crude Oils and others quiz
Dale George
Ionic Bondic Flashcards.
anjumn10
Electrolysis
lisawinkler10
Chemistry Module C2: Material Choices
James McConnell
The Periodic Table
asramanathan
Acids, Bases and Salts
asramanathan
Chemical Symbols
Keera
C1 Quiz
Leah Firmstone
Chemistry Module C1: Air Quality
James McConnell