Chemistry C3 5.1 Structures of alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters.

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What does the homologous series of alcohols contain?
The -OH functional group.
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What does the homologous series of carboxylic acids contain?
The -COOH functional group.
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What does the homologous series of esters contain?
The -COO- functional group.
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What do organic molecules form?
The basis of living things and all contain carbon atoms.
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What forms the 'backbone' of many series of organic molecules?
Carbon atoms bond covalently to form the 'backbone' of many series of organic molecules.
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What are series of molecules that have a general formula called?
Homologous series. The alkanes and alkenes are two homologous series made of only hydrogen and carbon atoms.
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What happens if one hydrogen atom from each alkane molecule is replaced with an -O-H group?
We get a homologous series of alcohols. Alcohols contain the functional group -O-H.
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What does a structural formula show?
Which atoms are bonded to each carbon atom and the functional group. The structural formula of ethanol is CH_3CH_2OH.
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What are the first three members of the carboxylic acids?
Methanoic acid, ethanoic acid and propanoic acid. Their structural formulae are HCOOH, CH_3COOH and CH_3CH2COOH.
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What is an ester in relation to a carboxylic acid?
If the H atom in the -COOH group of a carboxylic acid is replaced by a hydrocarbon group the compound is an ester.
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What are the first three members of the alkanes?
Methane, ethane and propane.
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What is the structural formula for propanol?
CH_3CH_2CH_2OH.
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**YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECOGNISE AN ESTER FROM ITS NAME, STRUCTURAL FORMULA OR ITS DISPLAYED FORMULA BUT YOU ONLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO NAME ETHYL ETHANOATE**
**YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO NAME THE FIRST THREE ALCOHOLS AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND WRITE DISPLAYED AND STRUCTURAL FORMULAS FOR THEM**
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**LOOK UP DISPLAYED FORMULAS OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, ESTERS AND ALCOHOLS**
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