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ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry

6.3.1Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons in ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Organic formulae, functional groups and naming

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  • Structural and cis/trans isomerism

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  • Alkanes, crude oil and combustion

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  • Alkenes: preparation and reactions

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  • Reactions of benzene and methylbenzene

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  • The structure of benzene and naming aromatic compounds

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  • Electrophilic substitution in arenes

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  • Free-radical substitution of alkanes

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  • The electrophilic addition mechanism

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  • Types of organic reaction and mechanism language

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Hydrocarbons: sample question

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Why does the boiling point of the straight-chain alkanes increase from pentane to decane?

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