In the chlorination of ethylene to produce dichloromethane


In the chlorination of ethylene to produce dichloromethane (DCE), the conversion of ethylene is reported as 99.0%. If 94 mol of DCE are produced per 100 moll of ethylene reacted, calculate the selectivity and the overall yield based on ethylene. The unreacted ethylene is not recovered.

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