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Explain the following:
(i) Although haloalkanes are polar in character yet they are insoluble in water. Or alkyl halides are insolube in water though they contain a polar C-X bond.
(ii) The boiling point of bromoethane is higher than that of chloroethane.

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PRADEEP-HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
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  2. What are alkyl halides? How is n-propyl bromide prepared from propylen...

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  3. Explain the following: (i) Although haloalkanes are polar in charact...

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  4. Why do alkyl halides show nucleophilic substitution reactions?

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  5. How do the products differ when ethyl bromide reacts separately with: ...

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  6. How will you convert ethyl bromide to (i) ethane (ii) ethoxythane?

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  7. Which among the following reagents convert alkyl halide into alkane ?

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  8. With the help of chemical equations, show how will you convert: (i) ...

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  9. Explain the mechanism of S(N^(1)) and S(N^(2)) reactions with examples...

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  10. Write any two differences between S(N^(2)) and S(N^(1)) reaction.

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  11. How would you differentiate between S(N)1 and S(N)2 mechanisms of subs...

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  12. Explain the steps involved in the mechanism of hydrolysis of tertiary ...

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  13. Arrange the following carbanions in order of their decreasing stabilit...

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  14. tert-Butylbromide reacts with aq. NaOH by S(N)1 mechanism while n but...

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  15. (a) The nucleophilic substitution of primary alkyl chlorides with sodi...

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

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  17. S(N)1 reactions are accompanied by racemization in optically active ha...

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

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  19. (a) Write the IUPAC names of all the possible structural isomers of C(...

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  20. A racemic mixtrue is optically inactive due to :

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