Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceP-1 Carbon Compounds1 Mark
Question
Define Substitution reaction.
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Answer
Substitution reaction: The reaction in which the place of one type of atom/group in a reactant is taken by another atom/group of atoms, is called substitution reaction. $\begin{array}{ll}\mathrm{CH}_4+\mathrm{Cl}_2 & \stackrel{\text { sunlight }}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{HCl} \\ \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}^2+\mathrm{Cl}_2^{+} & \stackrel{\text { Sunlight }}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2+\mathrm{HCl} \\ \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2+\mathrm{Cl}_2 & \stackrel{\text { Sunlight }}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CHCl}_3+\mathrm{HCl}\end{array}$
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