We can distinguished by bromine test is:

alkenes

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alkynes

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alkanes

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A

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B

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Solution

The correct option is D both $A$ and $B$
We can distinguish alkanes from Alkenes and Alkynes with bromine water test.
Normally Bromine water is orange brown in colour. Unsaturated (alkene and alkynes) hydrocarbon decolourises bromine water where alkanes cannot.

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