Question

Which of the following cannot be considered as a step of mechanism in chain reaction of methane with $Cl_2$?

• A. $Cl_{2} \longrightarrow Cl^{\bullet}$
• B. $CH _{4}+ Cl ^{\bullet} \longrightarrow CH _{3} Cl + H ^{\bullet}$
• C. $Cl ^{\bullet}+ CH _{4} \longrightarrow CH _{3}^{\bullet}+ HCl$
• D. $Cl ^{\bullet}+ CH _{3} \longrightarrow CH _{3} Cl$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Correct answer is (b) $CH _{4}+ Cl ^{\bullet} \longrightarrow CH _{3} Cl + H ^{\bullet}$