Class 11 · ICSE · Chemistry

Hydrocarbons

Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons: preparation, properties and mechanisms.

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6 questions in this chapter.

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Class 11 · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons
Name three electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene with the reagent used in each.
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Why do alkanes undergo substitution while alkenes undergo addition?
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Why is benzene unusually stable and why does it prefer substitution to addition?
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State Markownikoff's rule and apply it to the addition of hydrogen bromide to propene.
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What is the Wurtz reaction, and state its main limitation.
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Class 11 · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons
Describe the mechanism of the free radical substitution of methane by chlorine in sunlight.
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