Question

Write a balanced equation for the following reaction:

Chlorine gas is reacted with ethene.

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\underset{Ethene}{CH2 = CH2} + Cl2 -> CH2 - CH2}\\
\phantom{...............................}|\phantom{..........}|\\
\phantom{...............................}\ce{\underset{(Ethylene chloride)}{\underset{1, 2-Dichloroethane}{\ce{Cl}\phantom{........}\ce{Cl}}}}
\end{array}\]