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18 Cards in this Set
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What forms when carboxylic acids react with metals? |
It creates salt and hydrogen |
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What forms when carboxylic acids react with carbonates? |
It forms salt, water and carbon dioxide |
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What forms when carboxylic acids react with alkalis? |
It forms salt and water (neutralisation) |
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What forms when you react Butanic acid with sodium? |
It forms sodium butanoate and hydrogen |
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What forms when you react butanic acid with sodium carbonate? And what can you see? |
It forms sodium butanoate, water and carbon dioxide You would see bubbles of gas form |
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What forms when you react butanic acid with sodium hydroxide? |
It forms sodium butanoate and water |
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What forms when you react carboxylic acids with alcohols? |
It forms water and ester it is also a reversible reaction with sulphuric acid as a catalyst |
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What are the properties of esters? |
They are very volatile and have sweet smell |
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Name the first 4 carboxylic acids |
Methanoic acid Ethanoic acid Propanoic acid Butanic acid |
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What is forms when an alcohol reacts with oxygen during combustion? |
It forms carbon dioxide and water |
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What forms when an alcohol reacts with an oxidising agent (catalyst) |
The alcohol turns into a carboxylic acid and it forms water |
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What happens when an ethanol reacts with sodium? |
It forms sodium ethoxide and hydrogen |
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What happens when an alcohol is put in water? |
The alcohol dissolves |
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What happens when you add water to a carboxylic acid? |
The carboxylic acid dissolved and form acidic solutions |
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What is the word equation for fermentation? |
Glucose ——> ethanol + carbon dioxide |
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What is the word equation for hydrogenation? |
Ethene + hydrogen ——> ethane |
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What is hydrogenation? |
It is when hydrogen atoms react with double bonds to open them up and create saturated Alkanes |
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What is fermentation? |
It is the process of turning glucose into ethanol and carbon dioxide |
