if I had ethane reacting with chlorine would the chlorine remove two hydrogens and form dicholorethane?

Answer 1

The information I can find speaks volumes about the formation of an alkyl halide from an alkane (such as chloretnane from ethane) but nothing is said about the addition of a second chlorine to make dichloroethane, or if it does add a second Cl atom, why it would go to a different C atom and not to the same C to which the first Cl attached itself.

Answer 2

so chloroethane and HCL?

Answer 3

Yes but I would write it as HCl.
CL doesn't exist.

Answer 4

oh ok, thanks :)