Chemistry: Organic Identification

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Spirit/ alcohol smell
alcohol/ethanol
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Sharp, irritating smell
Carboxylic acid/ ethanoic acid
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Fruity/ sweet smell
Ester
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Mixes with water/ one layer
Polar/ can form hydrogen bonds - alcohol/carboxylic acid
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Two layers formed
Non-polar/ cannot form hydrogen bonds
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Clean blue flame
Low C content/ Alcohol
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Sooty orange flame
High C content/ Alkane/ Alkene
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Bromine water becomes decolourised
C=C/ Alkene
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Bromine water colour remains
No C=C present
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White precipitate formed in Silver Nitrate
Chloroalkane
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Cream precipitate formed in Silver Nitrate
Bromoalkane
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Yellow precipitate formed in Silver Nitrate
Iodoalkane
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Gas released when Phosphorus Pentachloride added; White smoke with conc. ammonia solution
Alcohol/ OH group present; HCl gas released; white smoke is ammonium chloride (NH4Cl)
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No gas released when Phosphorus Pentachloride added
Not an alcohol/ no OH group present
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When added to Potassium dichromate; solution goes from orange to green
Primary/ Secondary alcohol
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When added to Potassium dichromate; solution remains orange
Not a Primary/ Secondary alcohol: perhaps a tertiary alcohol
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Yellow precipitate when added to sodium hydroxide and iodine
CH3CH(OH) group present
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No yellow precipitate when added to sodium hydroxide and iodine
No CH3CH(OH) present
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When Sodium Carbonate or Sodium Hydrogencarbonate is added, gas released, solid disappears; when bubbled through limewater it changes to milky
Carboxylic acid/ COOH group present; CO2 gas released
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When Sodium Carbonate or Sodium Hydrogencarbonate is added, No gas released
Not a carboxylic acid/ no COOH group present
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Adding magnesium ribbon; gas released; magnesium disappears; test gas with a splint - pop sound
Carboxylic acid/ COOH group present; H2 gas released
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Adding magnesium ribbon; no gas released
Not a carboxylic acid/ no COOH group present
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Card 2

Front

Sharp, irritating smell

Back

Carboxylic acid/ ethanoic acid

Card 3

Front

Fruity/ sweet smell

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Mixes with water/ one layer

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Two layers formed

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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