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How are methane and ethane prepared from methyl iodide and ethyl bromide ?
How are methane and ethane prepared from methyl iodide and ethyl bromide ?
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When methyl iodide is reduced by nascent hydrogen at ordinary room temperature then methane is formed. 
+2[H]
+Hl
When bromoethane is reduced by nascent hydrogen at ordinary room temperature then ethane is produced. 
2[H] 
+HBr
When methyl iodide is reduced by nascent hydrogen at ordinary room temperature then methane is formed. +2[H] +Hl
When bromoethane is reduced by nascent hydrogen at ordinary room temperature then ethane is produced. 2[H] +HBr
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