Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Halogen compounds

Halogen compounds — practice question

During the hydrolysis of bromoethane with aqueous NaOH, what are the identities of the attacking group and 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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