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50% of the reagent is used for dehydrohalogenation of 6.45 g CH3CH2Cl. What will be the weight of the main product obtained?
[Atomic mass of H, C, and Cl are 1, 12 and 35.5gmol1 respectively]

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1.4 g
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0.7 g
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2.8 g
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D
5.6 g
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Solution

The correct option is D 1.4 g
Dehydrohalogenation of CH3CH2Cl gives ethene (C2H4) as the main product as:

CH3CH2Cl+alc.KOHC2H2+KCl+H2O

Molar mass of CH3CH2Cl= 64.5 g/mol and Molar mass of ethene (C2H4) = 28 g/mol

Number of moles of CH3CH2Cl=6.4564.5=0.1 mol

Since 1 mol of CH3CH2Cl will give 1 mol of ethene. However, only 50% of the reagent is used. So, only 50% of product will be formed.

0.05 mol of CH3CH2Cl will react to give 0.05 mol of ethene.

mass of ethene in 0.05 mol =moles x molecular wt.=0.05mol×28 g/mol=1.4 g

Option A is correct.

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