Why do alkanes exhibit low reactivity?

Substitution Reactions of Alkanes

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Due to weak carbon bonds
Due to high electronegativity
Because they have polar bonds
Because of non-polar and strong bonds
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What is produced during the complete combustion of alkanes?
Carbon and hydrogen
Carbon dioxide and water
Methane and oxygen
Carbon monoxide and water
3.
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What happens in incomplete combustion of alkanes?
Excess oxygen is present
Carbon dioxide is the only product
Carbon monoxide or carbon is produced
Only water is produced
4.
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What initiates the substitution reaction in alkanes?
Excess oxygen
High temperature
UV light
Presence of water
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is formed when a chlorine molecule breaks in the initiation step?
Chlorine atoms
Chlorine gas
Chlorine free radicals
Chlorine ions
6.
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What is the main characteristic of the propagation step in substitution reactions?
It requires high pressure
It is a chain reaction
It involves the formation of ions
It is a slow reaction
7.
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What is produced when a methyl radical reacts with molecular chlorine?
Chloroethane
Methane
Hydrogen chloride
Ethane
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