CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 1 · Question Q5
In the reaction between ethene and bromine, which statements about the reaction mechanism are true? I. A carbocation forms in the rate determining step. II. A dative covalent bond forms between the bromide ion and the carbocation. III. Heterolytic fission of the bromine-bromine bond occurs.
- (A)I and II only
- (B)I and III only
- (C)II and III only
- (D)I, II and III
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