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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 4.27 alkene bromine addition

Practise bromine-addition questions by identifying addition reactions and linking C=C double bonds to dibromoalkane products.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry 4CH1

Exam points

  • Identify bromine reacting with an alkene as addition, not substitution.
  • Link but-1-ene plus bromine to a dibromoalkane molecular formula such as C4H8Br2.

4.27 Alkene addition with bromine question 1

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Ocimene is an organic compound that gives some plants their particular smell.
The molecular formula of ocimene is C10H16\mathrm{C}_{10} \mathrm{H}_{16}

Ocimene is an alkene.

Which of these types of reaction occurs between ocimene and bromine?

A

addition

B

polymerisation

C

precipitation

D

substitution

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