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Compound 'X' is bubbled through bromine dissolved in CCl4 & the product formed is
CH2Br-CH2Br. Draw the structural formula of 'X' and state what type of reaction 'X' has undergone.

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The compound X is Ethene. Its structural formula is H2C=CH2.

When ethene undergoes addition reaction, it gives CH2BrCH2Br.

CH2=CH2+Br2CCl4−−CH2BrCH2Br

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