Explain how bromine can be used to tell an alkene from an alkane, and why this works.
State the essential conditions for ethane to react with bromine.
Give the full name of the mechanism for this reaction.
Give the equation for a termination step that could occur and that forms a hydrocarbon.
Give one propagation-step equation involved in forming dibromoethane from bromoethane in this reaction.
Give the full name of the mechanism for the reaction between ethene and bromine.
Complete the diagram to show this mechanism. Include all relevant charges, partial charges, curly arrows and lone pairs.
Chloroethene can be polymerised to make the polymer known as PVC. Draw the structure of PVC and include three repeat units.
Give the reagent and conditions required for reaction 1.
Give the skeletal formula for product P.
Give the displayed formula and name for product Q.