Write the equations of chlorination of ethane.

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Chlorination of ethane takes place through the following reactions:

$C_{2} H_{6} + {Cl}_{2} \overset{UV light}{\to} C_{2} H_{5} Cl + HCl C_{2} H_{5} Cl + {Cl}_{2} \overset{UV light}{\to} C_{2} H_{4} {Cl}_{2} + HCl C_{2} H_{4} {Cl}_{2} + {Cl}_{2} \overset{UV light}{\to} C_{2} H_{3} {Cl}_{3} + HCl C_{2} H_{3} {Cl}_{3} + {Cl}_{2} \overset{UV light}{\to} C_{2} H_{2} {Cl}_{4} + HCl C_{2} H_{2} {Cl}_{4} + {Cl}_{2} \overset{UV light}{\to} C_{2} {HCl}_{5} + HCl C_{2} {HCl}_{5} + {Cl}_{2} \overset{UV light}{\to} C_{2} {Cl}_{6} + HCl$

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Write the equations of chlorination of ethane.

Chlorination of ethane takes place through the following reactions: C2H6+Cl2→UV lightC2H5Cl+HClC2H5Cl+Cl2→UV lightC2H4Cl2+HClC2H4Cl2+Cl2→UV lightC2H3Cl3+HClC2H3Cl3+Cl2→UV lightC2H2Cl4+HClC2H2Cl4+Cl2→UV lightC2HCl5+HClC2HCl5+Cl2→UV lightC2Cl6+HCl