Chlorination of ethane in presence of diffused light is an example of:

dehydration

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elimination reaction

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substitution reaction

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addition reaction

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Solution

The correct option is C substitution reaction
Alkanes participate in substitution reactions like halogenation, nitration.

Halogenation reaction:
$C_{2} H_{6} C l_{2} / h ν - --- \to C_{2} H_{5} C l + H C l$

$H$ is substituted by $C l$ . It is a substitution reaction.

Option C is correct.

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