CLASS 11 CHEMISTRY CHAPTER 13- HYDROCARBONS
1. How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?Answer:Chlorination of methane proceeds via a free radical chain mechanism. The whole reaction takes place in the given three steps. Step 1: Initiation:The reaction begins with the homolytic cleavage of Cl – Cl bond as: Step 2: Propagation:In the second step, chlorine …