Saturated compound obtained by treating acetylene with HBr is:

1, 2- dibromoethane

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1 - bromoethane

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1, 1 - dibromoethane

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ethane

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Solution

The correct option is C 1, 1 - dibromoethane
The balanced chemical equation for the reaction can be written as:
$C H \equiv C H + H B r \to (B r) C H = C H_{2} + H B r - --- \to (B r)_{2} C H - C H_{3}$
Thus the product formed is 1,1-dibromoethane.

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