The Total solution for NCERT class 6-12
Chlorination of methane is a free radical reaction which occurs by the following mechanism:
Fromthe above mechanism, it is evident that during propagation step, CH3 free radicals areproduced which may undergo three reactions, i.e., (i) — (iii). In the chaintermination step, the two CH3 freeradicals combine together to form ethane (CH3—CH3)molecule.