--%>

pH of an Alkyl Halide

Briefly state the pH of an Alkyl Halide?

E

Expert

Verified

The pH is generally on acidic side (that is, pH < 7). The reason being, some of alkyl halides tend to decompose through beta hydride elimination process producing hydro-halo acids which impart acidity, example: tertiary butyl chloride decomposes to generate HCl or the hydrochloric acid.

   Related Questions in Chemistry

  • Q : Production of alcoholic drinks give all

    give all physical aspects in the production of alcohol

  • Q : Solubility are halides are halogens

    are halides are halogens more soluble? why?

  • Q : Relative lowering of vapour pressure

    explain the process of relative lowering of vapour pressure

  • Q : Neutralisation of phosphorous acids

    Provide solution of this question. To neutralise completely 20 mL of 0.1 M aqueous solution of phosphorous acid (H3 PO3) the volume of 0.1 M aqueous KOH solution required is: (a) 40 mL (b) 20 mL (c) 10 mL (d) 60 mL

  • Q : Film Mass Transport Sulfur trioxide

    Sulfur trioxide (SO3) is manufactured by the gas-phase oxidation of SO2 over a platinum catalyst: SO2 + ½ O2 à SO3 The catalyst is a non-porous ext

  • Q : Relative lowering of vapour pressure

    Which of the following solutions will have a lower vapour pressure and why? a) A 5% aqueous solution of cane sugar. b) A 5% aqueous solution of urea.

  • Q : What is adsorption and its examples. In

    In a liquid a solid substance a molecule present within the bulk of the substance is being attracted infirmly from all sides by the neighbouring molecules. Hence there is no bet force acting on the molecule or there are no unbalanced forces of the molecule. On the oth

  • Q : Number of moles present in water

    Provide solution of this question. How many moles of water are present in 180 of water: (a)1 mole (b)18 mole (c)10 mole (d)100 mole

  • Q : Define thermal energy The thermal part

    The thermal part of the internal energy and the enthalpy of an ideal gas can be given a molecular level explanation. All the earlier development of internal energy and enthalpy has been "thermodynamic". We have made no use o

  • Q : Vant Hoff factor The Van't Hoff factor

    The Van't Hoff factor of the compound K3Fe(CN)6 is: (a) 1  (b) 2  (c) 3  (d) 4  Answer: (d) K3[Fe(CN)6] → 3K+