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Fluorination of methane is explosive. How do you account for this? How can fluorination of methane be carried out? |
| Answer» Attack of fluorine on methane is highly exothermic reaction with very less activation energy . The high amounts of energy released in this step make the fluorine molecules to dissociate in greater number leading to a greater increase in the rate of reaction , which ultimately makes the reaction explosive .Hence the maxture of `C_H` and `F_2` when diluted with inert gas like He or Ne or `N_2` , the rate of the reaction can be decreased . And also when the reaction is carried in a copper vessel copper being good conductor of heat, absorbs excess heat and thus makes the reaction to be moderate. | |