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Define the term hydrocarbon as a compound made up of C and H atoms only.
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Understand that alkanes are simple hydrocarbons with no functional group.
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Understand that the compounds in the AS functional-group table (syllabus pages 29 and 30) contain a functional group that dictates their physical and chemical properties.
The table lists each homologous series with its functional group and a named example: alkene (C=C bond; propene); halogenoalkane, primary, secondary and tertiary (halogen; 1-chloropropane when X is chlorine); alcohol, primary, secondary and tertiary (hydroxyl; propan-1-ol); aldehyde (carbonyl; propanal); ketone (carbonyl; propanone); carboxylic acid (carboxyl; propanoic acid); ester (ester; methyl propanoate); amine, primary only (amine; propylamine); nitrile (nitrile; propanenitrile). Conventions: X represents a halogen atom; R and R′ represent alkyl groups (or, in some circumstances, a hydrogen atom) and can be the same or different.
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Interpret and use the general, structural, displayed and skeletal formulas of the classes of compound stated in the AS functional-group table (syllabus pages 29 and 30).
Classes: alkenes, halogenoalkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, primary amines and nitriles.
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Understand and use systematic nomenclature of simple aliphatic organic molecules with the functional groups in the AS functional-group table (syllabus pages 29 and 30), up to six carbon atoms (six plus six for esters; straight chains only for esters and nitriles).
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Deduce the molecular and/or empirical formula of a compound, given its structural, displayed or skeletal formula.
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