Chlorination of alkanes is an example of .................. reaction.

radical

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free radical

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elimination

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C free radical
Chlorination of methane can be shown as follows. These are the reactions which keep the chain going.
$C H_{4} + C l^{.} \to C H_{3}^{.} + H C l$
$C H_{3}^{.} + C l_{2} \to C H_{3} C l + C l^{.}$
In this reaction there is always a free radical formed in the product and the reaction keeps on going.

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