Edexcel GCSE Chemistry (1CH0) · EDEXCEL 1CH0
10 Organic chemistry
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Organic chemistry
- Poly(propene) and nylon are both polymers but are made by different types of polymerisatio… (4 marks, Describe)
- Ethanoic acid is a carboxylic acid found in vinegar. Describe what is observed when ethano… (4 marks, Describe and Explain)
- Ethene can undergo addition reactions with several different reagents. Describe what happe… (4 marks, Describe)
- Propene and propane are both hydrocarbons with three carbon atoms. Describe how the struct… (4 marks, Describe and Explain)
- Explain why alkanes are described as saturated hydrocarbons. (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why shorter-chain alkane fractions obtained from crude oil are more useful as fuel… (4 marks, Explain)
- Methane, pentane and decane are all alkanes found in crude oil. Describe how the propertie… (4 marks, Describe)
- Explain why crude oil is described as a finite resource and outline why this is a concern … (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why ethene is described as an unsaturated hydrocarbon and describe a chemical test… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why alkenes are more reactive than alkanes and describe how ethene reacts with bro… (4 marks, Explain)
- Poly(ethene) is made from ethene by a process called addition polymerisation. Describe wha… (4 marks, Describe and Explain)
- Ethanol can be oxidised to form ethanoic acid. Ethanoic acid is a member of the carboxylic… (4 marks, Explain)
- Propan-1-ol is an alcohol that can be used as a fuel. Describe the complete combustion of … (4 marks, Describe and Explain)
- Ethanol can be produced by two different industrial methods: fermentation of glucose and t… (4 marks, Describe)
- Explain how small molecules called monomers are used to make a polymer such as poly(ethene… (4 marks, Explain)
- Methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol are all members of the same homologous series. Exp… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why addition polymers, such as poly(ethene), cannot be broken down by chemical rea… (4 marks, Explain)
- Describe how the structure of poly(chloroethene), also known as PVC, relates to its use as… (4 marks, Describe)
- Describe how the monomers of addition polymers and condensation polymers differ, and state… (4 marks, Describe)
- Crude oil is separated into fractions by fractional distillation. Explain why the differen… (4 marks, Explain)
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