what happens when methane is treated with chlorine in the presence of diffused sunlight
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When a mixture of methane and chlorine is exposed to ultraviolet light - typically sunlight - a substitution reaction occurs and the organic product is chloromethane. However, the reaction doesn't stop there, and all the hydrogens in the methane can in turn be replaced by chlorine atoms
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Reaction product is chloromethane and hydrogen chloride gas
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CH4+Cl2---------->CH3Cl+HCl (free radical mechanism)in presence of diffused sunlight
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