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Rates of Reaction of Halogenoalkanes I have been asked to design an experiment to examine how the rate of reaction of halogenoalkanes varies with respect to the C-X bond. I will be varying the C-X bond using the halogens chlorine, bromine and iodine (C-Cl, C-Br or C-I) to see which of these bonds gives the fastest rate of hydrolysis. Other factors that affect the rate of reaction are temperature, concentration of reagents, pressure, surface area and the use of a catalyst, however I will make sure that these remain constant, in order to ensure that only the chosen variable (the halogenoalkanes) is causing any difference to the rate of hydrolysis. The hydrolysis of the halogenoalkanes involves a nucleophilic substitution reaction. The mechanism for the reaction is as follows. Firstly as the halogen atom is more electronegative than the carbon atom, the C-X bond is polarised to become, C?+ - X?- . The...

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