Write the steps to convert methane to ethane.
Methane CH4:
Ethane C2H6:
Conversion of methane to ethane:
Step 1: Chlorination of methane:
CH4(g)+Cl2(g)→hνCH3Cl(g)+HCl(g)(Methane)(Chlorine)(Chloromethane)(Hydrogenchloride)
Step 2: Wurtz reaction:
2CH3Cl(g)+2Na(s)→DryetherCH3-CH3(g)+2NaCl(s)(Chloromethane)(Sodium)(Ethane)(Sodiumchloride)
Convert : (a) Methane into chloroform, (b) Sodium acetate into methane, (c) Methyl iodide into ethane, (d) Aluminium carbide into methane.