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Published on: August 14, 2026
Conversion of 
to 
is an example of which of the following reaction
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When methane gas is treated with chlorine in the presence of sunlight, one hydrogen of methane replaced by the chlorine atom and forms methyl chloride. The mechanism involved in this reaction is free radical mechanism. So it is an example of free radical substitution reaction.
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