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Chlorine replaces hydrogen from the hydrocarbons to produce various products. This type of reaction is called ______ reaction.

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substitution
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addition
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hydrogenation
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combination
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Solution

The correct option is A substitution
The reaction in which one atom or a group of atoms is replaced by another atom or group of atoms is called substitution reaction. Here, hydrogen atom is replaced by chlorine atom to form a new compound.
CH4(g) + Cl2(g) sunlight−−− CH3Cl(g) + HCl(g)

This process is endothermic because energy is absorbed.


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