Chapter 10, Problem 6PP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The percentage of the products formed by the chlorination of the given reactants is to be determined. Also, the reactivity order of hydrogen atoms is to be compared.

Concept introduction:

The product percentage of the compounds is calculated by the formula:

$\text{Product}\%=\frac{\text{Number}\text{of}\text{equivalent}\text{hydrogens}}{\text{Total}\text{number}\text{of}\text{hydrogens}}\times 100$

The reactivity and product percentage vary directly. The hydrogen atoms that are more reactive will convert easily into products and will give more yields.

However, the actually yield and theoretical yield do not always match. They may vary and the exact trend for the reactivity is on the basis of the actual yield and not the theoretical yield.