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Why do alkyl halides show nucleophilic substitution reactions?

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Due to polar nature of C-X bond.
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DINESH PUBLICATION-HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES-Assignment
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  2. How is bromoethane prepared from (i) ethanol (ii) ethane?

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  6. Discuss dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides. What is saytzeff's rule?

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  7. More alkylated alkene is formed in greater proportion compared with le...

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  8. With the help of chemical equation, how will you convert 1-bromopropan...

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  9. A sweety smelling organic compound 'A' is slowly oxidised by air in th...

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  10. How will you convert? (i). Methyl bromide to acetic acid (ii). Met...

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  11. Identify A and B in the following reaction (i). C(2)H(5)Broverset(al...

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  12. Write the structures of the following compounds (i). 2-Chloro-2-meth...

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  13. Which compound in the following pairs will react faster in SN^(2) reac...

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  14. Complete the following chemicals equation CH(3)CH(2)CH=CH(2)+HBr ove...

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  15. Which of the following compounds will react faster in S(N^(1)). Reacti...

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  16. How will you prepare alkyl chloride by using (i) HCl and (ii) PCl(5)...

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  17. How will you convert methyl chloride to ethyl amine?

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  18. The treatment of alkyl chlorides with aqueous KOH leads to the formati...

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  19. Which of the following pairs of substances undergoes S(N^(2)) substitu...

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