Question

Write the names and the formula of the products formed when methane reacts with bromine. Write the chemical equations.

Answer 1

1. \[\ce{CH4 + Br2 ->[Sunlight] \underset{Bromo methane}{CH3Br} + HBr}\]
2. \[\ce{CH3Br + Br2 -> \underset{Dibromo methane}{CH2Br2} + HBr}\]
3. \[\ce{CH2Br2 + Br2 -> \underset{Tribromo methane}{CHBr3} + HBr}\]
4. \[\ce{CHBr3 + Br2 -> \underset{Carbon tetrabromide}{CBr4} + HBr}\]