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What is the name of the halogenoalkane above?
3-iodo-2-chlorobutane
2-chloro-3-iodobutane
3-chloro-2-iodobutane
2-iodo-3-chlorobutane
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What causes the carbon-halogen bond in halogenoalkanes to be polar?
carbon has a higher electronegativity than halogens
carbon and halogens have equal electronegativity
halogens have a higher electronegativity than carbon
the bond is non-polar
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Hydrolysis of a halogenoalkane forms which products?
an alcohol and a halogen
an alkene and a halogen
an alkene and a hydrogen halide
an alcohol and a hydrogen halide
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Which factor determines the reactivity of halogenoalkanes?
the electronegativity of the halogen
the bond enthalpy of the carbon-halogen bond
the polarity of the molecule
the size of the alkyl group
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Which halogenoalkane has the strongest carbon-halogen bond?
chloroalkane
iodoalkane
fluoroalkane
bromoalkane
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In the experiment to compare halogenoalkane reactivity, which halogenoalkane generally forms a precipitate the quickest?
bromoalkane
they all form precipitates at the same rate
chloroalkane
iodoalkane
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What colour precipitate is formed when silver nitrate reacts with the products of a bromoalkane hydrolysis?
cream
white
yellow
orange
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What is the correct name for the compound CH₃CHClCH₃?
2-chloropropane
1-chloropropane
chloroethane
chloropropane
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Which of the following is a secondary halogenoalkane?
(CH₃)₃CBr
CH₃CHBrCH₃
CH₃CH₂I
CH₃CH₂CH₂Cl
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What happens to the electrostatic attraction between bonding electrons and nuclei down group 7?
it decreases
it remains the same
it depends on the alkyl group
it increases
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Halogenoalkanes with one substituted halogen atom bonded to a carbon atom connected to only one alkyl group are called halogenoalkanes.
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The of a halogenoalkane is a reaction where the carbon-halogen bond breaks in the presence of water, forming an alcohol and a hydrogen halide.
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Explain why the rate of hydrolysis in halogenoalkanes increases down group 7.
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In which type of halogenoalkane is the halogen bonded to a carbon atom connected to three alkyl groups?
tertiary
quaternary
primary
secondary
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