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Published on: August 14, 2026

Give reasons for the following in one or two sentences :

(i) Methane does not react with chlorine in the dark

(ii) Propene reacts with HBr to give isopropyl bromide but does not give n-propyl bromide

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Sol. (i) Methane does not react with chlorine in the

dark because chlorine atoms are required for this

reaction and chlorine atoms are obtained only in the

presence of light.

(ii) It is in accordance with Markownikoff’s rule

which predicts the stability of secondary carbonium ion

over primary

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