When ethyl alcohol is heated with red phosphorus and $HI$, then which of the following is formed

C₂H₆

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CH₄

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C₃H₈

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C₂H₄

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Solution

The correct option is A
C₂H₆

$C H_{3} C H_{2} - O H + 2 H I R e d P - -- \to C H_{3} - C H_{3} + H_{2} O + I_{2} E t h y l a l c o h o l E t h a n e$

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