DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 22M.1A.SL.TZ2.35
Date | May 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 22M.1A.SL.TZ2.35 |
Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Apply | Question number | 35 | Adapted from | N/A |
35.
[Maximum mark: 1]
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.35
Which reaction involves homolytic fission?
A. CH4 + Cl2
B. CH3Br + NaOH
C. (CH3)3CBr + NaOH
D. C6H6 + HNO3 + H2SO4
[1]
Markscheme
A
Examiners report
A well answered question. 66% of the candidates identified the chlorination of methane as the reaction involving homolytic bond fission.
Syllabus sections
Reactivity 3. What are the mechanisms of chemical change? » Reactivity 3.3—Electron sharing reactions » Reactivity 3.3.3—Radicals take part in substitution reactions with alkanes, producing a mixture of products. Explain, using equations, the propagation and termination steps in the reactions between alkanes and halogens.