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Date May 2019 Marks available 1 Reference code 19M.1.hl.TZ2.33
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Question number 33 Adapted from N/A

Question

Methane reacts with chlorine in sunlight.

CH4 (g) + Cl2 (g) → CH3Cl (g) + HCl (g)

Which type of reaction occurs?

A. free-radical substitution

B. electrophilic substitution

C. nucleophilic substitution

D. electrophilic addition

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

85 % of the candidates chose free-radical substitution as the type of reaction occurring between methane and chlorine in sunlight.

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Core » Topic 10: Organic chemistry » 10.2 Functional group chemistry
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