This complete year 12 lesson on introduction to alkanes covers part of OCR sections 4.1.2 (Alkanes). Content covered includes uses of alkanes as fuels, bonding and shapes of alkanes and their physical properties. The resource features a 27 slide animated PowerPoint along with a 6 page workbook. There is a starter activity and a short quiz as a plenary. Exam tips and answers to the exercise are provided. Ideal for the classroom or blended learning, this resource could be used as an introduction to the topic, or for revision, extension or consolidation.
This lesson is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following part of the specification:
Module 4 – Core organic chemistry
Part 1 – Basic concepts and hydrocarbons
4.1.2 − Alkanes
Content covered:
- Sources and uses of alkanes
- Definitions of fossil fuels and crude oil
- Uses of alkanes as fuels
- Bonding in alkanes
- Formation and rotation of sigma bonds
- Shapes of alkanes
- Intermolecular forces in alkanes in terms of non-polar molecules
- Melting and boiling points of alkanes in terms of London forces
- Effect of chain length and branching on London forces
Duration: 1 lesson
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Links
Previous lesson: topic 44 – Organic reagents and types of reaction
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/organic-reagents-and-types-of-reaction-ocr-as-chemistry-12643937
Next lesson: topic 46 – Reactions of alkanes
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reactions-of-alkanes-ocr-as-chemistry-12987021
Lesson on naming hydrocarbons:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/naming-hydrocarbons-with-quiz-as-12243823
Lesson on isomerism, including further information on shapes of alkanes and alkenes:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/isomerism-ocr-as-chemistry-12634065
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Would love some more of these for Reactions of Alkanes and Alkenes. These have been such a great help to my students as they can spend more time listening and doing examples than writing notes.
An excellent resource as usual
Thank you Callum - your resources have made my life easier! I want to purchase all your resources - do you perhaps have an AS and A2 complete bundle for purchase please? I have started saving bundles to purchase, but it is very time consuming.
Amazing resources again! If you have the rest of 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 spec points, i would like to buy them! All your resources have been a life saver.
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