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

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(a) Ethene into 1, 2 -dibromoethane: Ethene reacts with bromine at room temperature to form saturated ethylene chloride.

$C H_{2} = C H_{2} + B r_{2} ⟶ B r | C H_{2} - B r | C H_{2} 1,2-dibromo ethane$

(b) Ethene into ethyl bromide: When ethene is treated with HBr bromoethane is formed.

$C H_{2} = C H_{2} + H B r ⟶ C H_{3} - B r | C H_{2} Ethyl bromide$

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