Choose the correct answer among the alternatives given :Bromination of methane in presence of sunlight is a:

nucleophilic substitution

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free radical substitution

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electrophilic substitution

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nucleophilic addition

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Solution

The correct option is C free radical substitution
The reaction between bromine and methane happens in the presence of sunlight. $C H_{4} + B r_{2} \to C H_{3} + H B r$ . The product obtained is bromomethane. One of the hydrogen atom in the methane is replaced by a bromine atom. So this is substitution reaction. During the chain reaction, a new species is generated at the end. The overall process is called as free radical substitution.

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