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Chlorination of methane is an example of:


Options:
A .   addition reaction
B .   reduction reaction
C .   dehydration reaction
D .   substitution reaction
Answer: Option D
:
D
A substitution reaction is a chemical reaction during which one atom or group of atoms in a chemical compound is replaced by another atom or group of atoms.
Chlorination of methane is a substitution reaction because chlorine atom replaces hydrogen atom from the methane molecule. The reaction occurs as follows:
CH4(g)+Cl2 (g)sunlight−−−CH3Cl (g)+HCl (g)Methane  Chlorine          Chloro         Hydrogen                                          methane       chloride

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