Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Reaction kinetics

Reaction kinetics — practice question

In the free radical substitution of methane by chlorine, which step has the lowest activation energy?

  • A$\text{CH}_3\cdot + \text{Cl}_2 \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\text{Cl} + \text{Cl}\cdot$
  • B$\text{Cl}\cdot + \text{Cl}\cdot \rightarrow \text{Cl}_2$
  • C$\text{Cl}\cdot + \text{CH}_4 \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\cdot + \text{HCl}$
  • D$\text{Cl}_2 \rightarrow \text{Cl}\cdot + \text{Cl}\cdot$

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