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NEET 2026
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NEET
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2026
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Chemistry
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Hydrocarbons

NEET 2026 · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

The number of chlorine atoms present in the organic products X and...

The number of chlorine atoms present in the organic products X and Y of the following reactions, respectively, are :
C6H6+6Cl2→dark, coldAnhydr. AlCl3X\text{C}_6\text{H}_6 + 6\text{Cl}_2 \xrightarrow[\text{dark, cold}]{\text{Anhydr. AlCl}_3} X
C6H6+3Cl2→500 KUVY\text{C}_6\text{H}_6 + 3\text{Cl}_2 \xrightarrow[500\ \text{K}]{\text{UV}} Y

Options

  1. A33 and 33
  2. B66 and 33
  3. C66 and 66
  4. D33 and 66

Correct answer

C. 66 and 66

Step-by-step solution

Reaction 1 is an electrophilic aromatic substitution. Benzene reacts with excess chlorine in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3\text{AlCl}_3 (a Lewis acid) to form hexachlorobenzene (C6Cl6\text{C}_6\text{Cl}_6).

C6H6+6Cl2→dark, coldAnhydr. AlCl3C6Cl6+6HCl\text{C}_6\text{H}_6 + 6\text{Cl}_2 \xrightarrow[\text{dark, cold}]{\text{Anhydr. AlCl}_3} \text{C}_6\text{Cl}_6 + 6\text{HCl}

The organic product X is hexachlorobenzene, which contains 66 chlorine atoms.

Reaction 2 is a free radical addition reaction. Benzene reacts with chlorine in the presence of UV light to form benzene hexachloride (C6H6Cl6\text{C}_6\text{H}_6\text{Cl}_6), also known as gammaxene or lindane.

C6H6+3Cl2→500 KUVC6H6Cl6\text{C}_6\text{H}_6 + 3\text{Cl}_2 \xrightarrow[500\ \text{K}]{\text{UV}} \text{C}_6\text{H}_6\text{Cl}_6

The organic product Y is benzene hexachloride, which contains 66 chlorine atoms.

Therefore, the number of chlorine atoms in both X and Y is 66.

Answer: 66 and 66
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