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Chlorination of ethane is carried out in the presence of :

A
anhydrous AlBr3
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mercuric chloride
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C
ultraviolet light
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zinc chloride
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Solution

The correct option is B ultraviolet light
Chlorination of ethane is carried out in the presence of Ultraviolet light to form 1,2-hexachloro ethane.

CH3CH3UVlight−−−−CCl3CCl3

So answer is C.

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