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Methane reacts with excess of chlorine in diffused sunlight to give the final product as

A

Chloroform

B

Carbon tetrachloride

C

Methylene chloride

D

Methyl chloride

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`CH_(4)overset(hv)underset(Cl_(2))rarr CH_(2)Cloverset(hv // Cl_(2))underset(-HCl)rarrCH_(2)Cl_(2) overset(hv // Cl_(2))underset( -HCl) rarr CHCl_(3) overset( hv //Cl_(2))underset(-HCl)rarr C Cl`
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