State the type of reaction(s) that:
(1) produce halogenoalkanes
(2) halogenoalkanes undergo
What is one reaction that leaves an impression on you and why?
Using your knowledge from prior topics, explain how topics under Physical Chemistry supports the concept present in the topic of RX.
To identify halogenoalkane X, the following test was conducted.
(1) X was heated with NaOH(aq)
(2) Excess HNO3(aq) was added to the resultant mixture at room temperature
(3) AgNO3(aq) was added dropwise to the resultant mixture.
Explain why heat is necessary for step (1).
In step (2), any acid can be used to replace HNO3 to remove excess OH- present.
Explain the difference in observation at step (3), if X were an RCl, compared to RBr and RI.
When the same test was conducted on chlorobenzene, no precipitate was formed.
Annotate on the diagram below to explain why. You may add text using the [T] function to include some keywords in your answer.