In the free radical chlorination of methane, the chain initiating step involves the formation of

Question

In the free radical chlorination of methane, the chain initiating step involves the formation of (A) chlorine free radical (B) hydrogen chloride (C) methyl radical (D) chloromethyl radical

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CH 4+ Cl 2 xrightarrow text hv CH 3 Cl Chain initiation step involves the fission of Cl 2 molecule into chlorine free radical. Cl 2 xrightarrowh v longrightarrow Cl bullet+ Cl bullet

Q. In the free radical chlorination of methane, the chain initiating step involves the formation of

chlorine free radical

hydrogen chloride

methyl radical

chloromethyl radical

$C H_{4} + C l_{2} hv C H_{3} Cl$
Chain initiation step involves the fission of $C l_{2}$ molecule into chlorine free radical.
$C l_{2} h v ⟶ C l^{∙} + C l^{∙}$

Q. In the free radical chlorination of methane, the chain initiating step involves the formation of

chlorine free radical

hydrogen chloride

methyl radical

chloromethyl radical

CH4​+Cl2​ hv ​CH3​Cl Chain initiation step involves the fission of Cl2​ molecule into chlorine free radical. Cl2​hv​⟶Cl∙+Cl∙

$C H_{4} + C l_{2} hv C H_{3} Cl$
Chain initiation step involves the fission of $C l_{2}$ molecule into chlorine free radical.
$C l_{2} h v ⟶ C l^{∙} + C l^{∙}$