Chemistry (Helpz :D)
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4 Nov 2010, 21:08
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I got this reaction which I need to explain a bit..
I got 2 glasses with Cyclohexane and Di-Bromine. One of them we warp together with some paper so no light or air can enter..
The second one with only close for air - and we take this one and use powerful light on it for 5mins.
The one that didn't get light is still the same..
The second one has a new structur.. It's now Cyclohexene This is because of a substitution-reaction..
My question is... What does the light do since the substitution only happens when it gets light?
Thanks.. Couldn't get a decent answer any other places yet.
I got 2 glasses with Cyclohexane and Di-Bromine. One of them we warp together with some paper so no light or air can enter..
The second one with only close for air - and we take this one and use powerful light on it for 5mins.
The one that didn't get light is still the same..
The second one has a new structur.. It's now Cyclohexene This is because of a substitution-reaction..
My question is... What does the light do since the substitution only happens when it gets light?
Thanks.. Couldn't get a decent answer any other places yet.
One of them becomes cyclohexane ...wat
E: attempt: The light provides energy. The energy is needed for the reaction to occur.
agree with this part, don't know anything about the rest:P
edit: dunno the english word, but isnt it possible the light works as a catalysator or so witch just make the reaction take place faster. because u only took about 5 min to research ur shit:P?
These radicals are highly reactive and need light ( UV ) or just heat to react... in this case they had light :)