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What Is Cracking?: Chemistry Skor A Chemistry IGCSE 2021

The document is a chemistry study guide that provides information on various topics including: - Cracking and its products - Homologous series and functional groups - Chemical properties and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and carboxylic acids - Production of ethanol and carboxylic acids - Polymerization reactions and addition vs. condensation polymers - Hydrolysis reactions - Practice problems for students to work through with explanations

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What Is Cracking?: Chemistry Skor A Chemistry IGCSE 2021

The document is a chemistry study guide that provides information on various topics including: - Cracking and its products - Homologous series and functional groups - Chemical properties and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and carboxylic acids - Production of ethanol and carboxylic acids - Polymerization reactions and addition vs. condensation polymers - Hydrolysis reactions - Practice problems for students to work through with explanations

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Chemistry Skor A* Chemistry IGCSE 2021

What is Cracking?

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Condition:
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Product of cracking
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Chemical equation for cracking of decane

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Homologous General Functional Ending Structural formula and


Series formula group name name (4 carbons)

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Alkanes
Chemical properties

1. Combustion (The reaction with:....................................)

Equation: ...........................................................................................................

2. Substitution (The reaction with:....................................)

Equation: ...........................................................................................................

Alkenes
Chemical properties

Combustion (The reaction with:........................) Hydrogenation (The reaction with:.........................)


Equation: ........................................................... Equation: ................................................................

Halogenation (The reaction with:........................) Hydration (The reaction with:.........................)


Equation: ........................................................... Equation: ................................................................

The reaction with hydrogen halide Polymerisation (The reaction with:.........................)


Equation: ........................................................... Equation: ................................................................

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Alcohols
Production of ethanol

Method 1: Fermentation

Equation: ........................................................................................

Method 2: Hydration

Equation: ........................................................................................

Comparison
Fermentation Hydration

Chemical properties
1. Combustion (The reaction with:....................................)

Equation: ...........................................................................................................

2. Oxidation (The reaction with:....................................)

Equation: ...........................................................................................................

Carboxylic acid
Production of carboxylic acid
Method : Oxidation

Equation: ................................................................................................................

Chemical properties
1. Combustion (The reaction with:....................................)

Equation: ...........................................................................................................

2. Reaction as an acid (The reaction with:....................................)


Equation: ...........................................................................................................

3. Esterification (The reaction between:...................................................................)

Equation: ...........................................................................................................

Name of ester: ...........................................................................................

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Draw the polymer

Draw the polymer

Draw the monomer

Comparison
Addition polymerisation Condensation polymerisation

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1 (a) Hydrolysis is used in chemistry to break down complex molecules into simpler one

(b)

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2 (a)

(b)

(c)

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3 (a)

(b)

[3]

(c)

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(d)

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