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Explain the following.
Silicon is heated with methyl chloride at high temperature in the presence of copper.

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When silicon is heated with methyl Cloride at hight temperature in the presence of copper various types of methyl substituted chlorosilanes are formed.
`CH_3Cl+Si overset(" Cu ")(to) CH_3 SiCl_3+(CH_3)_2SiCl_2+(CH_3)_3SiCl`.
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