At the completion of this topic, students should be able to:
give examples of a range of organic compounds, where they are found and what they are used for.
describe the atomic structure of carbon and how this contributes to its properties.
describe covalent bonding and write formulae of covalent compounds.
name a range of covalent compounds.
define and give examples of molecular, structural and general formulae of organic compounds.
draw, write and name formulae for C1 – C8 alkanes.
describe the physical properties of alkanes and how they relate to chain length.
describe how alkanes are extracted from petroleum using fractional distillation.
name and draw ethene and propene.
describe the process of cracking.
explain polymerisation reactions of ethene and propene using the terms monomers and polymers and draw a typical reaction scheme.
state the conditions needed for polymerisation reactions to occur.
identify alcohols from their structural formulae.
describe how methanol is produced from natural gas.
describe how ethanol is produced from fermentation.
describe and write equations for complete and incomplete combustion of fuels.
explain how combustion products affect human health.
describe the greenhouse effect and how fossil fuels contribute.
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