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Chlorination of ethane to ethy1 chloride is more practicable than the chlorination of n-pentane to 1-chloropentane.

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The statement is true, because chlorination of n-pentane gives various isomers of C5H11Cl but chlorination of ethane gives only ethyl chloride.

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Q. On chlorination, an equimolar mixture of ethane and neopentane yields neopentyl chloride and ethyl chloride in the ratio

2.3 : 1

. The ratio of the reactivity of

1^{\circ}

hydrogen in neopentane to that of a

1^{\circ}

hydrogen in ethane is

y / 100

z

z = \frac{y}{57.5}

Q. State how the following conversions can be carried out:
(a) Ethyl chloride to Ethyl alcohol.
(b) Ethyl chloride to Ethene.
(c) Ethene to Ethyl alcohol.
(d) Ethyl alcohol to Ethane.

Q. a and b are Vander Waal's constants for gases. Chlorine is more easily liquefied than ethane because:

^{'} a^{'}

^{'} b^{'}

are van waals constants for gases, Chlorine is more easily liquefied than ethane because:

Chlorine is more easily liquefied than ethane because ("a” and "b" are van der waals constants for gases).

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