F322-Halogenoalkanes

Question 0

What shows the primary structure of a halogenoalkanes?

Answer 0

When the halogen is attached to a carbon that is attached to only one carbon

Question 1

What are the prefixes for the 3 halogens?

Answer 1

Chloro, Bromo & Iodo

Question 2

What shows the secondary structure of halogenoalkanes?

Answer 2

When the halogen is attached to a carbon that is attached to 2 carbons

Question 3

What shows the tertiary structure of halogenoalkanes?

Answer 3

When the halogen is attached to a carbon that is attached to 3 other carbons

Question 4

Define Nucleophile

Answer 4

A species attracted to an electron deficient centre where it donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond

Question 5

Define curly arrow

Answer 5

The movement of a pair of electrons to show the breaking/making of a covalent bond

Question 6

Define Heterolytic fission

Answer 6

The breaking of a covalent bond where the shared pair of electrons are split unequally forming a cation and an anion

Question 7

Which is the most reactive halogen

Answer 7

Iodine

Question 8

Define volatility

Answer 8

The ease that a liquid turns into a gas

Question 9

What can carbon dioxide be used as an alternative to?

Answer 9

A safer substitute as a blowing agent for expanded polymers than chlorinated hydrocarbons

Question 10

How to calculate the atom economy

Answer 10

Molecular mass of desired product/sum of molecular masses of all products then x100