Testing for Organic Functional Groups REQUIRED PRACTICAL 6 For this practical, you need to be able to give the tests and positive results for the following functional groups: Alkenes Alcohol...
Distillation of an Organic Product REQUIRED PRACTICAL 5 Distillation of an organic product: Distillation is a common practical completed in organic chemistry For this course, the most common...
Identifying Anions & Cations REQUIRED PRACTICAL 4 Test Tube Reactions Simple test tube reactions can be done to identify the following ions: Group 2 ions (M2+) Ammonium ions (NH4+) Halid...
Rate of Reaction REQUIRED PRACTICAL 3 Factors which affect the rate of a chemical reaction During a reaction, the?reactants?are used up and changed into the?products The rate of a chemical r...
Measurement of an Enthalpy Change REQUIRED PRACTICAL 2 Measuring enthalpy changes Calorimetry?is a technique used to measure changes in enthalpy of chemical reactions A?calorimeter?can be ma...
Volumetric Analysis REQUIRED PRACTICAL 1 Performing the Titration The key piece of equipment used in the titration is the burette Burettes?are usually marked to a precision of 0.10 cm3 Since...
Mechanism: Electrophilic Addition Electrophilic addition Alkenes undergo electrophilic addition reactions In an electrophilic addition reaction, two reactants form only one product So, elect...
Mechanism: Elimination In an elimination reaction, a small molecule is removed leaving behind an alkene This is another reaction of halogenoalkanes The halogenoalkanes are?heated?with?ethano...
Mechanism: Nucleophilic Substitution A?nucleophile?is an electron-rich species that can?donate?a pair of electrons ‘Nucleophile’ means ‘nucleus/positive charge loving’ as nucleophiles are at...
Mechanism: Free Radical Substitution Chain reactions A?free radical?is a species with one (or more than one) unpaired electrons The diagram shows a free radical which has one unpaired electr...
Interpreting a Mass Spectrum Mass spectroscopy?is an analytical technique used to identify unknown compounds The molecules in the small sample are?bombarded?with high energy electrons which ...
Elimination Reactions Elimination Reaction of Alcohols Alcohols can also undergo?dehydration?to form alkenes This is an example of an elimination reaction Elimination reactions involve a sma...
