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In the chlorination of methane in light, which step is a chain-terminating step?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B

A termination step removes radicals without forming new ones. Combination of two methyl radicals to give ethane consumes two radicals and produces none. The other three steps are initiation or propagation steps in which a radical is regenerated.
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