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A-LevelChemistryHalogen derivatives9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2024 · Q301 Mark

In the hydrolysis of bromoethane by aqueous NaOH, what is the nature of the attacking group and of the leaving group?

Aattacking group: electrophile, leaving group: electrophile
Battacking group: electrophile, leaving group: nucleophile
Cattacking group: nucleophile, leaving group: electrophile
Dattacking group: nucleophile, leaving group: nucleophile

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D: attacking group: nucleophile, leaving group: nucleophile

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Halogen derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Feb/Mar 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 30.

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