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What is an electrophile?
Think about units in a reaction that are attracted to electrons.
Define a carbocation.
Focus on the charge associated with the carbon.
What type of species are alkenes?
Think about what alkenes do in reactions!
Markovnikov's Rule states that in electrophilic addition, hydrogen adds to which carbon?
Consider the stability of carbocations formed during reactions.
Predict the major product formed when 1-butene reacts with HCl and explain your reasoning based on Markovnikov’s Rule.
Focus on how the hydrogen atom and chlorine will attach according to stability of carbocations.
Explain why carbocation rearrangements might occur during electrophilic addition and illustrate this using cyclohexene.
Think about how the electron density and bond structures change when new electronegative elements are added.
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