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When excess chlorine reacts with methane in presence of sunlight, which is the major product?
When excess chlorine reacts with methane in presence of sunlight, which is the major product?
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The correct option is D Carbon tetrachloride
In presence of sunlight, a free radical substitution reaction takes place between the reacting methane and chlorine molecules where in each elementary reaction a hydrogen atom is replaced by a chlorine atom in the new product. First, methane converts to 1-chloromethane which in turn produces dichloromethane followed by tri-chloromethane and tetra-chloromethane, respectively. Thus option (d) is correct.
In presence of sunlight, a free radical substitution reaction takes place between the reacting methane and chlorine molecules where in each elementary reaction a hydrogen atom is replaced by a chlorine atom in the new product. First, methane converts to 1-chloromethane which in turn produces dichloromethane followed by tri-chloromethane and tetra-chloromethane, respectively. Thus option (d) is correct.
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