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Fluorination is a\an ______ reaction.


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elimination

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substitution

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oxidation

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addition

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Solution

The correct option is B

substitution


Fluorination of alkanes is a substitution reaction. In this reaction hydrogen of alkanes get substituted by chlorine i.e.,flourine takes the place of hydrogen.

CH4Methane+F2Diffused sunlight or UV light or Δ−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−CH3FMonochloromethane+HF


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