Chlorine free radicals react with methane by :
(a) donating their free-radical electron to methane to form chloromethane.
(b) abstracting a hydrogen atom from methane, and producing HCl and a methyl
radical.
(c) forming a carbanion intermediate that rapidly dissociates to produce
chloromethane.
(d) forming a carbonium ion intermediate that rapidly dissociates to form
chloromethane

1 Answer

Answer :

abstracting a hydrogen atom from methane, and producing HCl and a methyl
radical

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