Question 1 (1 point)
Which one of the following species would NOT
react with free radicals?
Another free radical
Carbon-Carbon double bonds
Carbon-Oxygen bonds
Carbon-Hydrogen bonds
Question 2 (1 point)
What is a requirement for the halogenation of
alkanes through a free radical process?
A catalyst
Heat or light
Water
Oxygen gas
Question 3 (1 point)
Which of the following is NOT part of a radical
reaction mechanism?
Initiation
Termination
Propagation
Extension
Question 4 (1 point)
What is the major product for the free radical
bromination of 2-methyl butane?
1-bromo-2-methyl butane
1-bromo-3-methyl butane
2-bromo-3-methyl butane
2-bromo-2-methyl butane
Question 5 (0.25 points)
Bromination is more selective than chlorination.
True
False
Question 6 (0.25 points)
Free radicals can be stabilized by resonance.
True
False
Question 7 (0.25 points)
Free radical halogenation is a substitution
reaction
True
False
Question 8 (0.25 points)
Polyethylene (PE) can be made from the free
radical polymerization of ethene.
True
False
