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6. Polymers can be made without the use of crude oil.

  • True
  • False

7. Which mechanism explains the production of a haloalkane from an alkene?

  • Elimination
  • Nucleophilc substitution
  • Electrophilc addition
  • Free-radical substitution

8. How are alkenes produced from alcohols?

  • Electrophilic addition
  • Acid-catalysed elimination
  • Hydration
  • Elimination

9. Which mechanism produces nitriles or amines (depending on the reactants)?

  • Hydrolysis
  • Elimination
  • Acid-catalysed elimination
  • Free-radical substitution

10. What is the name of the mechanism for the production of a haloalkane from an alkane?

  • Electrophilic addition
  • Free-radical substitution
  • Elimination
  • Nucleophilic substitution