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What is a nucleophile?
a species that accepts an electron pair
a species that forms a new ionic bond
a species that breaks a covalent bond
a species that donates an electron pair
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In a nucleophilic substitution reaction, what happens to the halogen functional group?
it forms a new ionic bond with the nucleophile
it remains unchanged
it is replaced by the nucleophile
it forms a new covalent bond with the nucleophile
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What is the product of the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a hydroxide ion?
an alcohol
an amine
a nitrile
an aldehyde
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Which of the following is an example of a hydrolysis reaction?
the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a hydroxide ion
the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a carbocation
the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a cyanide ion
the reaction between a halogenoalkane and an ammonia molecule
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What is the product of the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a cyanide ion?
a nitrile
an aldehyde
an amine
an alcohol
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How does the reaction with a cyanide ion affect the carbon chain length of the original halogenoalkane?
it increases by one carbon atom
it increases by two carbon atoms
it decreases by one carbon atom
it remains the same
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What is the product of the reaction between a halogenoalkane and an ammonia molecule?
an aldehyde
an alcohol
a nitrile
an amine
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In the reaction between a bromoalkane and ammonia, what is formed alongside the amine product?
ammonium cyanide
ammonium hydroxide
ammonium bromide
ammonium chloride
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