Mechanisms

Question 1

What mechanism makes an alkene an alkane

Answer 1

Electrophillic addition

Question 2

What does OH- act as in nucleophillic elimination

Answer 2

A base (proton acceptor)

Question 3

What is the reagent/ conditions for nucelophillic substitution

Answer 3

OH-
CN-
Or NH3

Question 4

What reagent/ conditions for nucelophillic elimination

Answer 4

OH- acting as a base
Hot ethanol

Question 5

What are the conditions for electrophillic addition

Answer 5

Sulfuric acid

Question 6

What is a nucelophile

Answer 6

An electron pair donor
(Usually goes to a delta positive)

Question 7

What is an electrophile

Answer 7

Electron pair receiver

Question 8

What steps do two free radicals react together

Answer 8

Termination

Question 9

How to test for an alkene

Answer 9

Bromine water turns from orange to colourless in an alkene

Question 10

What mechanism makes an alkene a halogenoalkane

Answer 10

Electrophillic addition

Question 11

What is a free radical

Answer 11

An unpaired electron which makes it highly reactive