Reactions of Alkenes (AQA A-Level Chemistry): Quizzes
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What type of bond makes alkenes highly reactive?
What type of bond makes alkenes highly reactive?
Carbon-carbon double bond ()
What type of reactions do alkenes undergo due to their double bonds?
What type of reactions do alkenes undergo due to their double bonds?
Addition reactions
Which bond in the double bond breaks during addition reactions?
Which bond in the double bond breaks during addition reactions?
The π-bond
What defines an unsymmetrical alkene?
What defines an unsymmetrical alkene?
Carbons in double bond attached to different groups
In the mechanism with , what attacks the hydrogen atom?
In the mechanism with , what attacks the hydrogen atom?
The π-electrons
What intermediate forms when the bond breaks during the mechanism?
What intermediate forms when the bond breaks during the mechanism?
A carbocation intermediate
What is the correct order of carbocation stability?
What is the correct order of carbocation stability?
Tertiary > Secondary > Primary
Which carbocation forms the major product in unsymmetrical alkene reactions?
Which carbocation forms the major product in unsymmetrical alkene reactions?
The more stable carbocation
What is the major product when propene () reacts with ?
What is the major product when propene () reacts with ?
2-bromopropane ()
What colour change occurs when bromine water reacts with alkenes?
What colour change occurs when bromine water reacts with alkenes?
Turns colourless