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JEE Main 2021Environmental Chemistry Question with Solution

JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug Shift 1)

Question

The gas 'A' is having very low reactivity reaches to stratosphere. It is non-toxic and non-flammable but dissociated by UV-radiations in stratosphere. The intermediates formed initially from the gas 'A' are:

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Correct answer
B

Step-by-step explanation

The gas is Chloro-fluoro carbon. In presence of UV radiation it follows free radical mechanism. Formation of free radical as intermediate occurs due to homolytic fission of C-Cl bond. 

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