Question

How will you convert methane to ethane and ethane to methane?

Answer 1

How to convert methane to ethane?

To convert Ethane to methane, Convert the compound to it's carboxylic acid and then react it with NaOH & CaO. It will give a lower homologous pair of Hydro Carbon(it's a step dow reaction).

Answer 2

Answer:

step 1 ; Methane reacts with chlorine gas under the ultraviolet light to give chloro-methane.

Explanatiep 2 : Treat chloro-methane with sodium metal with dry ether which will give ethane as a product.on: