With which halogen the reactions of alkanes are explosive?

Question

With which halogen the reactions of alkanes are explosive? (A) Fluorine (B) Chlorine (C) Bromine (D) Iodine

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Reaction of alkanes with fluorine are explosive. This is an explosive process which is difficult to control, so carried out in dark. In this process, replacement of one or more hydrogen of alkane by halogen takes place. For this reaction the order of reactivity of halogen is

I_{2} < B r_{2} < C l_{2} < F_{2}

Q. With which halogen the reactions of alkanes are explosive?

Fluorine

Chlorine

Bromine

Iodine