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Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 5.6 The Mechanism Including Diagrams Giving Evidence Where Possible of I the Electrophilic Addition of Bromine and Hydrogen Questions

Practise marked Edexcel IAL Chemistry questions on curly-arrow mechanisms, carbocation intermediates, induced dipoles and major-product stability in electrophilic addition.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry YCH11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Draw curly arrows from the alkene pi bond to an electrophile and from the broken bond.
  • Show carbocation intermediates, charges, dipoles and nucleophile lone-pair attack.
  • Explain major products through the relative stability of possible carbocations.

Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 5.6 The Mechanism Including Diagrams Giving Evidence Where Possible of I the Electrophilic Addition of Bromine and Hydrogen Questions question 1

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This question is about 2-Chloropropane.

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2-Chloropropane can also be produced from the reaction of propene with hydrogen chloride.

Explain why only a small amount of 1-chloropropane is produced in this reaction.

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