Question

what is substitution reaction

Answer 1

Substitution reaction is a chemical reaction during which one functional group in a chemical compound is replaced by another functional group...

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Answer 2

Explanation :

Substitution reaction : It is also a single displacement reaction. It is defined as the reaction in which the one functional group is replaced by the another functional group.

The example of substitution reaction will be,

$CH_4+Cl_2\rightarrow H_3C-Cl+HCl$

In this reaction, chlorine molecule is the functional group that replaces the another group which is hydrogen from the methane molecule to give chloromethane and hydrochloric acid as a product.