Question

what happens when ethane is treated with chlorine at room temperature?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Ethane reacts with chlorine by free radical halogenation in the presence of sunlight. In the presence of sunlight, Cl2 breaks down (homolytically) to form two chlorine radicals. This is the initiation step. ... The generated chlorine radical can then react with ethane to give an ethane radical (C2H5*) and HCl.

Answer 2

Answer:

ethane reacts with chlorine by free radical halogenation in the presence of sunlight when chlorine breaks down to form two chlorine radicals. The chlorine radical reacts with ethane to give ethane radical which reacts with other chlorine to generate to give halogenated product

C 2CI6

Explanation:

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