Organic Analysis (AQA)

3 Full Lesson Bundle on Organic Analysis from the AQA AS Level Chemistry specification. Please review the learning objectives below.

Lesson 1: Identifying Organic Functional Groups

1. To describe how to test for the following functional groups: alcohols, aldehydes, alkenes and carboxylic acids
2. To recall the observations linked to a positive test of these functional groups
3. To distinguish between organic unknowns using test tube reactions

Lesson 2: Mass Spectrometry In Organic Chemistry

1. To use a mass spectrum of an organic compound to identify the molecular ion peak and hence to determine molecular mass
2. To understand the benefits of high resolution mass spectrometry
3. To use precise atomic masses and the precise molecular mass to determine the molecular formula of a compound.

Lesson 3: IR Spectroscopy

1. To know that bonds in molecule absorb infrared radiation at characteristic wave numbers
2. To understand the link between absorption of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases CO2, CH4 and water vapour and global warming
3. To interpret IR Spectra to identify particular bonds therefore functional groups as well as impurities in molecules

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