Question

Equal volumes of methane and chlorine react together to form an organic compound. Draw the structure of this organic compound.

Answer 1

Equal volumes of methane (CH₄​) and chlorine (Cl₂) react in the presence of sunlight/UV light to form chloromethane (CH₃​Cl).

\[\ce{CH4 + Cl2 ->[sunlight] CH3Cl + HCl}\]

Structure:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\\
|\\
\ce{H - C - Cl}\\
|\\
\ce{H}
\end{array}\]