How do you account for formation of ethane during chlorination of meth

1.	How do you account for formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?
Answer» Solution :CHLORINATION of methane takes place by free radical mechanism. Chlorine free RADICALS produced in the initiation step attacks methane to FORM methyl radical. `CH_4+ClrarrCH_3+HCl` In the TERMINATION step, TWO methyl radicals combine together to form small quanity of ethane `CH_3+CH_3rarr CH_3-CH_3`

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