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1.	photochemical chlorination of alkane is initiated by aprocess of (1) hemolysis (2) pyrolysis (3) substitution (4) hetrolysis
Answer» ANSWER: Photochemical chlorination of alkane takes PLACE by free radical mechanism which are possible by HOMOLYSIS of Cl−Cl bond by sunlight. Cl 2 hν Cl ∙ +Cl ∙ CH 3 −CH 3 +Cl ∙ ⟶ ∙ CH 2 CH 3 +HCl Cl−Cl+ ∙ CH 2 CH 3 ⟶Cl−CH 2 CH 3 +Cl ∙

photochemical chlorination of alkane is initiated by aprocess of (1) hemolysis (2) pyrolysis (3) substitution (4) hetrolysis

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Photochemical chlorination of alkane takes PLACE by free radical mechanism which are possible by HOMOLYSIS of Cl−Cl bond by sunlight.

hν

∙

+Cl

∙

−CH

+Cl

∙

⟶

∙

+HCl

Cl−Cl+

∙

⟶Cl−CH

+Cl

∙