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Bonds broken:
• AC-H bond in C2H6 (ethane) is broken to allow the substitution of one hydrogen atom.
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A CI-CI bond in Cl2 is broken to generate reactive chlorine atoms.
Bonds formed:
• A C-Cl bond in C2HCl (chloroethane) is formed when chlorine replaces hydrogen.
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An H-Cl bond is formed to create hydrogen chloride (HCI). rephrase like a 8th grader
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Sure! Here's a simpler way to explain it:
When making chloroethane from ethane, the following happens:
1. We break a C-H bond in ethane (C2H6) to remove one hydrogen atom.
2. We also break a bond between two chlorine atoms (Cl2) to make reactive chlorine atoms.
Then, we make two new bonds:
1. A C-Cl bond is formed when chlorine takes the place of the hydrogen in chloroethane (C2HCl).
2. An H-Cl bond is made when we create hydrogen chloride (HCl).
When making chloroethane from ethane, the following happens:
1. We break a C-H bond in ethane (C2H6) to remove one hydrogen atom.
2. We also break a bond between two chlorine atoms (Cl2) to make reactive chlorine atoms.
Then, we make two new bonds:
1. A C-Cl bond is formed when chlorine takes the place of the hydrogen in chloroethane (C2HCl).
2. An H-Cl bond is made when we create hydrogen chloride (HCl).