Question: Why is it preferable to produce chloroethane by the reaction of HCl(g) with ethene than by the reaction of Cl2(g) with ethane?

Why is it preferable to produce chloroethane by the reaction of HCl(g) with ethene than by the reaction of Cl2(g) with ethane?

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