When iodoform is heated with silver powder, it forms:

methane

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ethane

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acetylene

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ethylene

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Solution

The correct option is A acetylene
Iodoform reacts with $A g$ powder and acetylene forms.
The reaction is:
$2 C H I_{3} + 6 A g Δ - \to C_{2} H_{2} + 6 A g I$

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