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Why chlorination of methane is not possible in dark?

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  • Chlorination of methane is a free radical substitution reaction. 
  • Before chlorine reacts with methane, the Cl-Cl single bond must break to form free radicals and this can only be done in the presence of ultraviolet light.
  • In dark, chlorine free radicals formation is not possible and so chlorination of methane is not possible in dark. 
  • The ultraviolet light is a source of energy and it being used to break of Cl-Cl and produce Cl free radical Free radical’s which can attack methane. in dark this is not possible.


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