Chlorination of methane may proceed according to one of the two alternative mechanism.Mechanism A :Cl∙+CH4⟶HCl+CH∙ 3,CH∙ 3+Cl2⟶CH3Cl+Cl∙Mechanism B:Cl∙+CH4⟶CH3Cl+H∙,H∙+Cl2⟶HCl+Cl∙Which statements about these mechanism is correct?
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a
Mechanism A is preferred because none of the steps is strongly endothermic
b
Mechanism A is preferred because step-Il is strongly exothermic
c
Mechanism B is preferred because none of the steps is strongly endothermic
d
Mechanism B is preferred because step-Il is strongly exothermic.
Chlorination of methane may proceed according to one of the two alternative mechanism.Mechanism A :Cl∙+CH4⟶HCl+CH∙ 3,CH∙ 3+Cl2⟶CH3Cl+Cl∙Mechanism B:Cl∙+CH4⟶CH3Cl+H∙,H∙+Cl2⟶HCl+Cl∙Which statements about these mechanism is correct?