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In a reaction between 1-pentene and cl2, what are the products?

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In the reaction of an alkene and a halogen, each halogen occupies the space of a hydrogen. This is an addition type of reaction. in this case, we are given with 1-pentene that is C5H10 reacting with Cl2. THe product is C5H8Cl2 or pentenyl chloride
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