Chlorination of methane does not occur in dark because

1.	Chlorination of methane does not occur in dark because
Answer» methane can form FREE radicals in presence of sunlight ohnly to get chlorine free radicals from `Cl_(2)` molecules ENERGY is REQUIRED. It cannot happen in dark substitution reaction can take place only in sunlight and not in dark termination step cannot take place in dark, it requires sunlight. Solution :Chlorination of methane is free RADICAL substitution. To get chlorine free radical energy is required which is provided by sunlight to initiate the reaction. `Cl_(2) overset(h upsilon)to Cl^()+Cl^()`

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