Chlorination of an alkane involves the attack of

Options

A. an electrophile
B. a base
C. a nucleophile
D. a free radical

Answer

D

Explanation

It is a free radical substitution reaction
`Cl-Cl overset(U.V."light") to2Cl^(*)`
`CH_(4) overset(U.V."light") to CH_(3)^(*)+H^(*)`
`CH_(3)^(*)+Cl^(*) overset(U.V."light") to CH_(3)^(*)+Cl`
`H^(*)+Cl overset(U.V."light") to HCl`