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How many monochloro substitution products are produced when the alkanes below are chlorinated?

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Answer: The correct answer is 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

When alkanes are reacted with chlorine gas at high temperatures or in the presence of light, it leads to the formation of chloro alkanes.

The process is known as chlorination.

Let us take the simplest alkane which is methane having chemical formula
CH_4

The chemical equation for the chlorination of methane follows:


CH_4+Cl_2\xrightarrow[]{h\\u}CH_3Cl+HCl

The product formed is chloromethane.

Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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