JEE Main 2021 — Environmental Chemistry Question with Solution
JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug Shift 1)
Question
The gas is having very low reactivity reaches to stratosphere. It is non-toxic and non-flammable but dissociated by -radiations in stratosphere. The intermediates formed initially from the gas 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 bond.

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