Dibromoethane on treatment with zinc dust gives _____________.

ethene

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ethylene

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methane

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both

A

and

B

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Solution

The correct option is C both $A$ and $B$
$B r C H_{2} - C H_{2} B r + 2 Z n (d u s t) h e a t - - \to C_{2} H_{2} + C_{2} H_{4} + Z n B r_{2}$
Dibromoethane on treatment with Zinc dust gives ethene and ethylene.

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How would you convert :
(a) ethene into 1, 2-dibromoethane?
(b) ethene into ethyl bromide?

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