Chloroform on reduction with zinc and water gives:

acetylene

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ethylene

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ethane

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methane

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Solution

The correct option is D methane
Methane is formed.
$Z n + 2 H_{2} O \to 2 [H] + Z n {(O H)}_{2}$
$C H {C l}_{3} + 6 [H] \to C H_{4} + 6 H C l$

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