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Explain the action of chlorine on methane in the presence of sunlight.

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Solution :Methane REACTS with CHLORINE in the presence,of diffused SUNLIGHT to give methyl chloride, methylene chloride, CHLOROFORM and carbon tetrachloride.
`CH_(4) + Cl_(2) UNDERSET("sunlight")overset("Diffused")(rarr)CH_(3)Cl + HCl`
`CH_(3) Cl + Cl_(2) underset("sunlight")overset("Diffused")(rarr)CH_(3)Cl_(2) + HCl`
`CH_(2) Cl_(2) + Cl_(2) underset("sunlight")overset("Diffused")(rarr)CHCl_(2) + HCl`
`CH Cl_(3) + Cl_(2) underset("sunlight")overset("Diffused")(rarr)"CCl"_(4) + HCl`


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