Organic chemistry

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What this unit covers

• Terminology: Identify that a saturated compound consists of molecules where all carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds.
• Terminology: Identify that an unsaturated compound consists of molecules where one or more carbon-carbon bonds are not single bonds.
• Fuels: Identify the fossil fuels, which include coal, natural gas, and petroleum.
• Fuels: Recognize methane as the primary component of natural gas.
• Alkanes: Identify that alkanes consist of single covalent bonds and classify them as saturated hydrocarbons.
• Alkanes: Explain that alkanes are mostly unreactive, with the exception of their combustion reactions.
• Alkenes: Identify that alkenes contain a double bond between carbon atoms and classify them as unsaturated hydrocarbons.
• Alkenes: Explain how to differentiate saturated hydrocarbons from unsaturated ones using their reaction with aqueous bromine.
• Polymers: Explain that polymers are extensive molecules formed from numerous smaller units known as monomers.
• Polymers: Identify that poly(ethene) is produced through addition polymerisation, which involves ethene (a type of alkene) as the monomer.