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Bromine Water Test

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One of the following organic compounds cannot decolourise the red-brown colour of bromine water. This compound is :

(a) $C_{14} H_{28}$ (b) $C_{7} H_{12}$ (c) $C_{6} H_{14}$ (d) $C_{9} H_{16}$

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(c) $C_{6} H_{14}$
$C_{6} H_{14}$ is an alkane as its formula can be expressed as $C_{n} H_{2 n + 2}$ . Alkanes are stable and cannot decolourize reddish-brown bromine water in the absence of a catalyst.

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