Chemistry A-Level
bromine water test
What bromine water test means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Benzene does not decolourise bromine water while an alkene does, because the ring cannot polarise a bromine molecule on its own.
Topics that use bromine water test
- Bonding (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- delocalisation
- delocalisation energy
- energy of products
- equal bond lengths
- relative stability
- substitution over addition
- enthalpy of hydrogenation
- Kekulé model
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