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What is a nucleophile?
a species that forms a new ionic bond
a species that accepts an electron pair
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 is replaced by the nucleophile
it remains unchanged
it forms a new covalent bond with the nucleophile
it forms a new ionic bond with the nucleophile
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What is the product of the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a hydroxide ion?
an amine
an aldehyde
a nitrile
an alcohol
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Which of the following is an example of a hydrolysis reaction?
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
the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a hydroxide ion
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What is the product of the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a cyanide ion?
a nitrile
an amine
an aldehyde
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 two carbon atoms
it remains the same
it decreases by one carbon atom
it increases by one carbon atom
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What is the product of the reaction between a halogenoalkane and an ammonia molecule?
a nitrile
an aldehyde
an alcohol
an amine
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In the reaction between a bromoalkane and ammonia, what is formed alongside the amine product?
ammonium chloride
ammonium cyanide
ammonium hydroxide
ammonium bromide
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the SN2 mechanism?
it is influenced only by the concentration of the halogenoalkane
it is influenced only by the concentration of the nucleophile
it involves a two-step process
it involves a single, concerted step
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Do primary halogenoalkanes typically undergo nucleophilic substitution via an SN1 or SN2 mechanism?
SN1
SN2
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In the SN1 mechanism, what is formed in the first step?
a carbanion intermediate
a halide ion
a carbocation intermediate
a free radical intermediate
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Do tertiary halogenoalkanes typically undergo nucleophilic substitution via an SN1 or SN2 mechanism?
SN1
SN2
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What determines the reaction rate in the SN1 mechanism?
the concentration of the nucleophile
the concentration of the halogenoalkane
neither the concentrations of the halogenoalkane nor the nucleophile
both the concentrations of the halogenoalkane and the nucleophile
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