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Because of bigger size and lower electronegativity, iodide ion can donate a pair of electrons more easily than bromide ion and hence iodide ion is a better nucleophile than bromide ion.

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PRADEEP-HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Organic halogen compounds used in industry as solvents are chlorides r...

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  2. Which is a better nucleophile, a bromide ion or an iodide ion?

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  3. Because of bigger size and lower electronegativity, iodide ion can don...

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  4. What happens when CH(3)-Br is treated with KCN?

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  5. What happens when ethyl chloride is treated with aqueous KOH?

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  6. Which compound in each of the following pairs will react faster in S(N...

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  7. Which would undergo S(N^(2)) reaction faster in the following pair and...

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  8. Arrange the following in order of their Increasing reactivity in nuc...

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  9. In each of the following pairs of compounds, identify the compound whi...

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  10. Which one of the following reacts faster in an S(N)1 reaction and why?

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  11. Out CH(3)-underset(CH(3))underset(|)(CH)-CH(2)-Cl and CH(3)-CH(2)-und...

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  12. Write the structure of an isomer of compound C(4)H(9)Br which is most ...

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  13. A solution of aqueous of KO hydrolysis CH(3)CHClCH(2)CH(3) and CH(3)CH...

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  14. In the pair, (CH(3))(3)C Cl and CH(3)Cl, CH(3)Cl will react faster in ...

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  15. Which one undergoes S(N)2 substitution reaction faster and why?

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  16. Out of two bromoderivatives C(6)H(5)CH(CH(3))Br and C(6)H(5)CH(C(6)H...

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  17. Which compound in each of the following pairs will react faster by S(N...

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  18. What is the reagent used for dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide?

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  19. Write a chemical reaction to illustrate Saytzeff's rule.

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  20. How do you convert: 2-Bromobutane to but-2-ene?

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