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Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.3 Heterolytic Bond Breaking Results in Species That Are Electrophiles or Nucleophiles Questions

Practise Edexcel IAL Chemistry 10.3 by explaining heterolytic bond fission as the shared electron pair moves to one atom and charged species form.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry YCH11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Describe intermediate formation by naming heterolytic fission and tracking the bond pair.

Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.3 Heterolytic Bond Breaking Results in Species That Are Electrophiles or Nucleophiles Questions question 1

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Some reactions of a halogenoalkane are summarised in the diagram. All the reactions are of the same type and mechanism.

Figure for Question Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.3 Heterolytic Bond Breaking Results in Species That Are Electrophiles or Nucleophiles Questions question 1 — Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS

An incomplete mechanism for Reaction 2 is shown.

Figure for Question Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.3 Heterolytic Bond Breaking Results in Species That Are Electrophiles or Nucleophiles Questions question 1 — Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS

intermediate J

Describe how intermediate J is formed in the first step, naming the process that occurs.
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