2. What are Fuels ?
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3. Fuels
• What do fuels need to burn ?
• If I burn a hydrocarbon what do I make ?
• Fuel is any material that stores energy that can
later ...
• If I burn an alcohol what do I make ?
5. Fossil Fuels
• List 5 fossil fuels
• What are products of combustion ?
• What other gases can be made ?
6. Comparing Fuels
Take 1 candle and record the mass.
Measure 100mls of water in to a glass beaker.
Burn the candle for 2 minutes beneath the water
beaker.
Record the new mass of candle.
Record the temperature rise.
14. 14.3 Hydrocarbons
• Alkanes are generally used for energy via the process
of combustion.
• The products with EXCESS Oxygen is ALWAYS
• The products with insufficient Oxygen is ALSO
• Why is this bad for life ?
15. Cracking
• Is the process of breaking large hydrocarbon
molecules into smaller useful alkanes and
alkenes. These alkenes can be chemically altered
further to produce more useful chemicals, e.g.
plastics.
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16. Start
• 5 products from the fractional distillation column
• 4 uses of alkenes
• 3 names of plastics
• 2 products of incomplete combustion
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17. Homologous Series
• Differs by one CH2 unit
• Similar chemical properties
• Gradation of physical properties
20. Experiment
• Which produces most energy per gram ?
• Which produces most energy per mole ?
• What is the balanced equation for the combustion
of each alcohol ?
• Is it possible that combustion is incomplete ? if so
what are the dangers of this ?
21. Starter
• Write the balanced equation for the complete
combustion of ethanol.
• Write the formula for the first 3 alkenes and name
them
22. Macromolecules
• Monomers – this is a small molecule that can
bond to other monomers to make a polymer.
• There are two types of monomers – those with a
double bond and those with two functional groups
the same in the same molecule.
• Polymer means many monomers bonded
together.
• We can have addition polymerisationor condensation
polymerisation.