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1 What is qualitative analysis?

What substances are present

2 What is quantitative analysis?

The amount of substances present

3 Describe the flame tests for Cu, Ca (or Li, Sr), Na and K

Cu = blue green


Li, Ca, Sr = red


Na = yellow


K = lilac

4 What is the test for halide ions?

1. Add HNO3


2. Add AgNO3


3. Precipitate forms:


White = AgCl


Cream = AgBr


Yellow = AgI

5 Describe the carbonate test

1. add acid x


2. bubble gas through limewater


3. if limewater turns milky - CaCO3 precipitate

CO2 --> Ca(OH) --> CaCO3 + H2O

6 Describe the sulphate test

Add barium chloride (BaCl2) and HCl - white precipitate (BaSO4)

7 How can one test for ions using sodium hydroxide solution?

Add a few drops of sodium hydroxide solution to each ion, then add a further 1cm (depth) of NaOH

8 Which ions can be tested for using NaOH solution?

- Al 3+


- Ca 2+


- Cu 2+


- Fe 2+


- Fe 3+

9 What color precipitate is formed for each ion after adding a few drops of NaOH solution?

- Al 3+ = white precp


- Ca 2+ = white precp


- Cu 2+ = light blue precp


- Fe 2+ = dark green precp


- Fe 3+ = orange/brown precp

10 What happens when excess NaOH solution is added?

- Al 3+ = Al(OH)3 - redissolves


- Ca 2+ = goes milky ( Ca(OH2) )


- Cu 2+ = n/a


- Fe 2+ = n/a


- Fe 3+ = n/a

11 Describe the test for ammonium ions (NH4 +)

- add NaOH


- warm gently


- ammonia gas produced (NH3) -> use damp red litmus paper (if turns blue ammonia present)

12 How does one create an ionic equation?

1. Separate out all aqueous solutions into their ions


2. cancel out duplicate ions on both sides of equation (spectator ions)


3. ta-dah

13 Does aluminium cause Alzheimer's?

No - there have been investigations but the evidence isn't concrete and don't support the hypothesis well enough

14 How does sodium affect your kidneys?

Increased sodium intake = kidneys excrete more calcium into urine. Higher conc of calcium bonds with oxalates and phosphates to form stones and released in micturation (kidney stones)

15 How does kidney disease affect you?

Kidneys no longer able to remove waste from body or balance fluids

16 What is anaemia?

Lack of red blood cells or haemoglobin production in blood

17 What are three main types of getting anaemia?

Blood loss, lowered red blood cell production or increased red blood cell breakdown

18 What is the most common cause of anaemia?

Lack of mineral iron in the body - iron needed to produce haemoglobin

19 Describe 4 symptoms of anaemia

1. Tiredness


2. Shortness of breath


3. Lack of energy


4. Pale complexion

20 How does some water produce limestone precip when heated?

Dissolved Ca or Mg compounds decompose to form insoluble compounds (limescale)

21 How is temporary hardness limescale removed?

Limescale removed when heated

22 What is the equation in which limescale is produced?

print photo innit

23 What type of hardness isn't lost when heated?

Permanent hardness

24 What does ion exchange do?

Removes both temporary and permanent hardness

25 How does an ion exchange work?

1. Ion exchange column has resin beads (polymer)


2. hard water passed through column -> +ve Ca or Mg ions swap with +ve Na ions


3. water is soft

26 How is scum formed?

Soap reacts with calcium and magnesium in hardwater

27 How can one work out the conc of a solute?

Amount of solute (g)


-------------------------------------


Volume of solution (dm^3)

28 What is a mole?

Avogadro's number of particles (6.02x10^3)

29 How can one find the moles of a solid compound/molecule?

moles = mass (g)


------------------


Mr (gmol^-1)

30 How does one find the conc using moles?

conc (moldm^-3/M) = moles


---------


volume (dm^3)

31 What is the equation for conc if volume is in cm^3?

conc (M) = moles x 1000 -------------------- volume (cm^3)

32 How do you convert from cm^3 to dm^3?

/1000


cm^3 dm^3


x1000

33 What is a base?

A substance that can react with an acid in neutralization to form water and salt

34 How is Copper Sulphate made?

Sulfuric acid + copper oxide

35 Describe the reaction between sulphuric acid and copper oxide

-CuO reacts with H2SO4 but doesn't dissolve in water


-CuSO4 is blue solution, but the excess CuO doesn't react so mixture turns cloudy

36 What colour should CuSO4 filtrate be?

Clear blue

37 How can the pure blue color of CuSO4 be achieved?

Filter out the excess CuO

38 What happens when water evaporates?

CuSO4 starts to crystallize (blue crystals)

39 How is ammonium nitrate made?

React ammonia w/ nitric acid

40 What type of compound is ammonium nitrate?

Soluble salt

41 Why is it imperative to know how much ammonia is needed to react w/ nitric acid?

As the products cannot be contaminated by any excess reactants

42 Are indicators used?

Yes - must be used when preparing soluble salts using soluble bases

43 When does the indicator change colour?

When sufficient acid has been added to neutralise the base

44 Why are burettes used?

Allows acid to be added drop by drop -> measure precise vol of acid needed

45 How many times are titrations carried out?

Min. of three times and then mean vol of acid is calculated

46 What is left at the end of a titration?

Only a salt and water as base reacted with acid

47 What ions are formed when an acid dissolves in water?

H+ ions, e.g.:


HCL ---> H(+) + Cl(-)

48 What ions are formed when a soluble base dissolves in water?

OH+ ions, e.g.:


NaOH ---> Na(+) + OH(-)

49 What ions are formed if acid and base solutions are mixed together?

H+ ions and OH- ions combine to form water:


H(+) + OH(-) --> H2O

50 What happens to the other ions from the acid and base when the solutions are mixed?

They stay in the solution as the ions of dissolved salts

51 What is electrolysis?

Splitting an electrolite (aqueous or molten) with d.c. current (usually ionic compounds)

52 What is commonly used as electrodes?

Graphite

53 What attracts anions?

Anode (positive)

54 What attracts cations?

Cathode(-)

55 Why would using an a.c. current not work?

As cathodes would keep changing charge so not enough ions would collect at electrode

56 Describe the arrangement of NaCl

Regular arrangement of Na+ and Cl- ions (lattice structure) --> this is in solid state so ions in fixed poisitions

57 When is electricity conducted in an ionic compound?

When molten or aqueous as electrons free to move

58 Describe the electrolysis of CuCrO4

- blue Cu2+ cations at cathode,


- yellow CrO4(2-) anions at anode


- Black copper chromate left in middle

59 What is oxidation?

The loss of electrons

60 What is reduction?

The gaining of electrons

61 Where does oxidation occur?

At the anode

62 Where does reduction occur?

At the cathode

63 How are ions discharged when molten slat is electrolysed?

As atoms or molecules at electrodes

64 What is the half equation for the cathode in the electrolysis of solution?

2H(+) + 2e- --> H2

65 What is the half equation for the anode in the electrolysis of a solution?

4OH(-) --> 2H2O + O2 + 4e-

66 In the electrolysis of CuCl2, which ions preferentially gain and lose e-s?

Cu2+ preferentially gains e-


Cl- preferentially loses e-

67 In the electrolysis of CuSO4, which ions preferentially gain and lose e-s?

Cu2+ preferentially gains e-


OH- preferentially loses e-

68 Why must the electrodes be inert?

To prevent a reaction between them and the corrosive products of electrolysis

69 Which gases are at the electrodes in the electrolysis of salt water?

Hydrogen and chlorine gas

70 What is the half equation for the cathode in the electrolysis of water?

2H(+) + 2e- ---> H2

71 What is the half equation for the anode in the electrolysis of water?

2Cl- --> Cl2 + 2e-

72 What is Avagadro's number?

1 mole of any gas at room temperature and pressure (RTP)

73 What is RTP?

Room temperature and pressure:


298K/25C


101kPa/1.1atm

74 What is the gas molar volume?

24dm^3

75 How can one work out the moles of a gas?

volume(dm^3)


---------------------


gas molar volume

76 What is a dynamic equilibrium?

When the forwards and backwards rate are the same

77 What is an equilibrium?

When the amount of product and reactant stays the same (doesn't have to be 50/50)

78 Which equilibrium involved ethanoic acid?

ethanoic acid -> H(+) + CH3OO-


<-

79 How would a greater forwards rate affect the ethanoic acid equilibrium?

Higher conc of H+ ions, equilibrium lies more to RHS, more acidic, pH lower

80 What is Le Chatelier's principle?

The position of an equilibrium will change to minimise any change in the external conditions.

81 State three changes which can affect an equilibrium

Temp, pressure of catalyst

82 How does an increase in temp affect equilibrium?

Favours endothermic direction>


Takes heat from surroundings>


Minimises external change

83 How does a decrease in temp affect equilibrium?

Favours exothermic direction->


Heat to surroundings

84 What does ΔH mean?

Entholpy change

85 If ΔH=+ve, what does it mean?

That the forwards direction is endothermic

86 If ΔH=-ve, what does it mean?

Forwards direction = exothermic

87 When is a change in temperature relevant in equilibrium?

In a gaseous equation only

88 How is equilibrium affected by an increase in pressure?

Equilibrium moves to side with least gas moles

89 How is equilibrium affected by an decrease in pressure?

Equilibrium moves to side with most gas moles

90 How does addition/removal of a catalyst affect the equilibrium?

It doesn't - only speeds up or slows down reaction

91 What is the Haber Process?

The production of ammonia

92 What is the equation for the Haber Process?

3H2(s) + N2(g) --> 2NH3(g)


<--

93 What is the entholpy change in the haber process?

-ve (endothermic)

94 What are fertilizers with ammonia called?

Nitrogenous fertilizers

95 Why is nitrogen used in fertilizers?

Good for growth of plants (makes proteins)

96 What causes eutrophication?

Nitrogenous fertilizers

97 Describe eutrophication

- soluble fertilizers washed into streams (rain)


- algae grows: plants decompose (no light)


- decomposed by microorganisms


- micro-org. use oxygen in respiration


- less oxygen so animals die



98 Which catalyst is used?

Iron catalysts

99 What type catalyst is used?

Heterogeneous as different state

100 How does the iron catalyst function?

Creates weak bond with reactants -> weakens other bonds + holds molecules in correct orientation, increasing no. collisions

101 How is the yield of the Haber Process maximised?

Move the equilibrium as far to the RHS as possible

102 How would change temp affect Haber Process?

Temp. decrease favors forwards direction -> low temp = less molecules w/ activation energy = rate of reaction decreases

Done at 450^oC

103 How does changing pressure affect Haber Process?

Increase pressure favors least gas moles, high P favors RHS

104 Why is the pressure not increases as far as possible in the Haber Process?

As it is unsafe and expensive

200atm = 2x10^4 kPa

105 What are bear and wine made from?

Starch and sugars

106 What natural organisms can be broken down into sugar?

Fruit and crops (e.g. wheat and barley)

107 What is yeast?

Fungus (single celled)

108 How does yeast produce ethanol?

Uses sugar to respire anaerobically and produces ethanol

109 What is the production of ethanol called?

Fermentation

110 How is fermentation controlled?

Enzyme (zymase)

111 What is the equation for fermentation?

glucose --> ethanol + CO2

112 Describe two conditions required for fermentation

1. Anaerobic - if O2 is present than H2O is produced


2. Warm - rate of reaction fast enough but not too hot (enzymes become denatured)

113 Why is a seal used in fermentation?

To keep O2 out and allow CO2 to leave

114 What percentage alcohol is produced in fermentation?

15%

115 How is the conc of ethanol increased after fermentation?

Distillation

116 Why is a constant supply of col water needed in a Leiberg condenser?

To condense the water vapour

117 What is the boiling and melting point of ethanol?

boiling point = 78.73C


melting point = -114C

118 What is found in the beaker after distilling ethanol?

Ethanol and some water as ethanol has a lower boiling point

119 What type hydrocarbons is crude oil made of?

Alkanes

120 What happens to alkanes during cracking?

Longer chain alkanes are cracked into shorter chain alkanes and alkenes

121 What happens when ethene (C2H4) is hydrated?

Produces ethanol (C2H5OH)

122 Which method of ethanol production is favored where temp. favours growing wheat and barley?

Method 1 (use sugars from barley or wheat to produce ethanol in anaerobic resp. and then distill the ethanol)

123 Which method of ethanol production when oil is abundant?

Method 2 (cracking and hydrating ethanol)

124 Describe alkenes

Hydrocarbons with double bond between two carbons, general formula = CnH2n

125 Describe alkanes

Hydrocarbon with only single bonds, general formula = CnH2n+2

126 What is the functional group of alcohol

- OH

127 Define functional group

The group of atoms contained by all members of the homologous series

128 What is the general formula of alcohols?

CnH2n+1OH

129 Name the first three alcohols

- CH3OH - methanol


- C2H5OH - ethanol


- C3H7OH - propanol

130 What is the functional group of carboxylic acids?

- COOH

131 What is the general formula of carboxylic acids?

CnH2nO2

132 Name the first three carboxylic acids

- CH2OH - methanoic acid


- C2H4O2 - ethanoic acid


- C3H6O2 (C2H5COOH) - propanoic acid

133 What are esters?

Carboxylic acids reacted with alcohols

134 Describe the general reaction to form a ester

alcohol + carboxylic acid --> ester + water

135 What is the reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid?

ethanol + ethanoic acid --> ethyl ethanoate + water

136 What type of reaction is an alcohol + carboxylic acid reaction?

Dehydration

137 What is a polyester?

A molecule containing many bonds which are the functional group of esters

138 What type molecule are all fats and oils?

Triglycerides

139 What is the difference between fats and oils?

Fats are solids at room temperature, oils are liquids at room temp.

140 What type acids are fats and oils?

Esters

141 What happens when glyceryl tristearate is boiled with NaOH?

Fat is broken down into glycerol and stearate -> resultant salt (sodium stearate) is a soap

142 What do charged substances dissolve in?

Charged substances

Like dissolves in like

143 What does a molecule require so it will dissolve in water?

A charge or partial charge

144 What is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

One with double bonds in

145 What is catalytic hydrogenation?

When an unsaturated hydrocarbon is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel catalyst

146 Give an example of catalytic hydrogenation

Bubbling hydrogen through vegetable oil

147 How does soap work?

Hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts in a micelle