Chemistry A-Level
Persistence and mobility of organohalogens
What Persistence and mobility of organohalogens means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Persistence and mobility of organohalogens
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Organohalogen compounds persist in soil and water and accumulate in fatty tissue, and their mobility creates environmental problems.
Topics that use Persistence and mobility of organohalogens
- Haloalkanes (OCR A-Level)
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- Formation of alcohols from haloalkanes
- Homolytic fission
- Hydrolysis of haloalkanes
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