Methane reacts with excess of chlorine in diffused sunlight to give the final product as

Question

Methane reacts with excess of chlorine in diffused sunlight to give the final product as (A) Chloroform (B) Carbon tetrachloride (C) Methylene chloride (D) Methyl chloride

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CH4 xrightarrow[Cl2]hvCH3Cl xrightarrow[-HCl]hν /Cl2 CH3Cl2 xrightarrow[-HCl]hν /Cl2 CHCl3 xrightarrow[Cl2]hν CCl4

Q. Methane reacts with excess of chlorine in diffused sunlight to give the final product as

Chloroform

Carbon tetrachloride

Methylene chloride

Methyl chloride

$C H_{4} h v C l_{2} C H_{3} Cl h ν / C l_{2} - H Cl C H_{3} C l_{2} h ν / C l_{2} - H Cl$
$C H C l_{3} h ν C l_{2} CC l_{4}$

Q. Methane reacts with excess of chlorine in diffused sunlight to give the final product as

Chloroform

Carbon tetrachloride

Methylene chloride

Methyl chloride

CH4​hvCl2​​CH3​Clhν/Cl2​−HCl​CH3​Cl2​hν/Cl2​−HCl​ CHCl3​hνCl2​​CCl4​

$C H_{4} h v C l_{2} C H_{3} Cl h ν / C l_{2} - H Cl C H_{3} C l_{2} h ν / C l_{2} - H Cl$
$C H C l_{3} h ν C l_{2} CC l_{4}$