Question

Write the names and the formula of the products formed when ethane reacts with chlorine. Write the chemical equations. 

Answer 1

When ethane reacts with chlorine, it forms hexachoroethane. 

1. \[\ce{C2H6 + Cl2 ->[Sunlight] \underset{Monochloro ethane}{HCl + C2H5Cl}}\]
2. \[\ce{C2H6 + 2Cl2 ->[Sunlight] \underset{Dichloro ethane}{2HCl + C2H4Cl2}}\]
3. \[\ce{C2H6 + 3Cl2 -> \underset{Trichloro ethane}{3HCl + C2H3Cl3}}\]
4. \[\ce{C2H6 + 4Cl2 -> \underset{Tetrachloro ethane}{4HCl + C2H2Cl4}}\]
5. \[\ce{C2H6 + 5Cl2 ->[Sunlight] \underset{Pentachloro ethane}{5HCl + C2HCl5}}\]
6. \[\ce{C2H6 + 6Cl2 ->[Sunlight] \underset{Tetrachloro ethane}{6HCl + C2Cl6}}\]