Organic Chemistry

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formed over millions of years from fossilised plankton
crude oil
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molecules made of carbon and hydrogen
hydrocarbons
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crude oil is separated into different parts
fractional distillation
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alkanes only contain single bonds
saturated
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burning of hydrocarbons
combustion
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longer chain hydrocarbons can be broken down into shorter more useful hydrocarbons
cracking
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alkenes have at least one double bond
unsaturated
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hydrogen can be added to alkenes to produce alkanes
addition reaction
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functional group of alcohols
hydroxyl
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functional group of carboxylic acids
carboxyl
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small molecules with double bonds join together to form polymers
addition polymeristation
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Card 2

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molecules made of carbon and hydrogen

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hydrocarbons

Card 3

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crude oil is separated into different parts

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Card 4

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alkanes only contain single bonds

Back

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Card 5

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burning of hydrocarbons

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