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On treating a mixture of two alkyl halides with sodium metal in dry ether, 2-methyl propane was obtained. The alkyl halides are

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2-chloropropane and chloromethane
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2-chloropropane and chloroethane
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Chloromethane and chloroethane
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Chloromethane and 1-chloropropane

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Solution

The correct option is A 2-chloropropane and chloromethane

It is Wurtz reaction in which hydrocarbon formed when alkyl halide react with Na metal in dry ether.


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