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Question: Chlorination of alkanes is a photochemical process. It is initiated by the process of...

Chlorination of alkanes is a photochemical process. It is initiated by the process of

A

Heterolysis

B

Homolysis

C

Pyrolysis

D

Hydrolysis

Answer

Homolysis

Explanation

Solution

: Photochemical chlorination of alkanes is a free radical process and the reaction is initiated by homolysis of halogens to form free radicals.

Cl2→hυCl∙+Cl∙Cl_{2}\overset{\quad h\upsilon\quad}{\rightarrow}Cl^{\bullet} + Cl^{\bullet}