A mixture of three alkyl chloride $C H_{3} C l, C H_{3} C H_{2} C l, C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C l$ under goes Wurtz coupling reaction. The product contains:

Propane, pentane, butane only

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Ethane, Propane, pentane, butane

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Ethane, pentane, hexane only

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Ethane, Propane, butane, pentane, hexane

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Solution

The correct option is D Ethane, Propane, butane, pentane, hexane
Five products Ethane, Propane, butane, pentane, hexane will be formed
The possible cases will be:
In $I I$ and $V I$ products are same so total number of products are $5$ .

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