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Topic plan · IGCSE Chemistry 0620 · Topic 11

Organic chemistry

The chemistry of carbon. Naming and drawing organic compounds, fuels, and the alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids and polymers.

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Unit at a glance

10 lessons, 450 minutes of teaching

Lessons
10, each planned for 45 minutes
Worksheets
10 with answer keys
Quiz questions
80 multiple-choice, assignable in the app
Lab
Organic chemistry lab
Scheme of work

The lessons in order

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11.1Formulae, functional groups and homologous series
Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds, and there are millions of them.		Cooperative Concept Mapping6 Q, 14 marks8 MCQtab 1
11.2Naming organic compounds
Every organic name is built from two parts: a stem that counts the carbon atoms and an ending that names the family.		Think-Pair-Share6 Q, 14 marks8 MCQtab 2, tab 3
11.3Fuels and fractional distillation
Coal, natural gas and petroleum formed from ancient living things and power much of the world.		Mix-Pair-Share6 Q, 16 marks8 MCQtab 1
11.4Alkanes
Alkanes are the main hydrocarbons in crude oil and natural gas.		Jigsaw6 Q, 13 marks8 MCQtab 2
11.5Alkenes
Alkenes carry a C=C double bond, and that one feature makes them far more reactive than alkanes.		Jot Thoughts6 Q, 15 marks8 MCQtab 4, tab 5
11.5Cracking
Fractional distillation of crude oil gives far more long-chain fractions than anyone wants and too little petrol.		Frayer Model6 Q, 12 marks8 MCQtab 1
11.6Alcohols
Ethanol can be brewed from sugar by yeast in a warm tank, or made in a chemical plant by adding steam to ethene from crude oil.		Connect-Extend-Challenge6 Q, 18 marks8 MCQtab 4
11.7Carboxylic acids and esters
Ethanoic acid is the acid in vinegar.		Jot Thoughts6 Q, 14 marks8 MCQtab 2, tab 3
11.8Addition polymers
Open the C=C double bond of ethene and the molecules link into long chains of poly(ethene), the plastic in bags and bottles.		Cooperative Concept Mapping6 Q, 13 marks8 MCQtab 5
11.8Condensation polymers and proteins
Nylon in ropes, PET in drinks bottles and the proteins in your muscles are all built the same way: two functional groups react, a small molecule of water is released, and a link forms.		Think-Pair-Share6 Q, 14 marks8 MCQnone

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