Originally posted by TrixCereals:
Me is Amaths and Chem.

And Organic Chemistry section is disaster.
Organic Chem more or less I'm stable. PM me if you need help. Will try to answer.

Maybe 2 sample questiona:
1. 4 chemicals are labelled A, B, C and D.
The chemicals are: ethane, ethene, ethanoic acid and ethanol.
a) Write down experimental steps you would take to differentiate the chemicals from one another. [3]
b) Explain why ethanoic acid reacts less vigorously with metals as compared to sulphuric acid with metals. [1]
c) Ethanoic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to form ethyl ethanoate.
i) Draw the structural formula of ethyl alcohol and state if ethyl alcohol has an isomer. [2]
ii) Name the byproduct of this reaction. [1]
iii) Esterification is a process that can be reversed. Often, the byproduct is removed to force the completion of esterification in the desired direction. Why must the byproduct be removed? [2]
iv) State a material that resembles ethyl ethanoate in terms of linkage. [1]
2. Cycloalkanes are a particular group of alkanes whose carbon chain forms carbon rings.
a) i) Suggest the general formula for this homologous series. [1]
ii) Hence, state the first member of this homologous series. [1]
b) Suggest the isomer for the cycloalkane cyclopentane. [1]
c) Under what circumstances would I get pentane from the answer in (b)? [1]
d) Pentane, like alkanes, can undergo substitution reaction. Write a balanced chemical equation to show the formation of chloropentane from pentane and any other chemicals required. Also state the conditions required for such a reaction to take place. [2]