Question

Write the names and the formula of the products formed when methane reacts with bromine. Write the chemical equations.

Answer 1

\[\ce{CH4 + Br2 ->[Sunlight] \underset{(Bromo-methane)}{CH3Br} + HBr}\]

\[\ce{CH3Br + Br2 -> \underset{(Dibromo-methane)}{CH2Br2} + HBr}\]

\[\ce{CH2Br2 + Br2 -> \underset{(Tribromo-methane)}{CHBr3} + HBr}\]

\[\ce{CHBr3 + Br2 -> \underset{(Carbon tetrabromide)}{CBr4} + HBr}\]