A chemist combines ethane and chlorine with the goal of producing chloroethane which other product could be reasonably expected to form

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Ezekiel Gates

17 October, 18:38

A chemist combines ethane and chlorine with the goal of producing chloroethane which other product could be reasonably expected to form

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Ernest Campbell · Answer 1

So when the chemist combines Ethane (CH3CH3) and Chlorine (Cl2) with the intention of producing Chloroethane (CH3CH2Cl), the other product that's formed in this reaction is 1,2-dichloroethane (ClCH2CH2Cl) also called as Ethylene dichloride with molecular weight of 98.954 g/mol. This is a colorless oily flammable substance that weighs heaver when vaporized.