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Chlorination of ethane is carried out in...

Chlorination of ethane is carried out in the presence of

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anhydrous `AlBr_(3)`

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mecruric chloride

C

ultraviolet light

D

zinc chloride

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Chlorination of ethane is carried out in the presence of ultraviolet-light resulting free radical reaction forming ethyl chloride.
`C_(2)H_(6) overset(Cl_(2))underset(hv) rarr C_(2)H_(5)Cl`
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