Question

Which one of the following is not an industrial method of preparation of hydrogen?

• A. Electrolysis of brine
• B. Electrolysis of acidified water
• C. Wurtz reaction
• D. Bosch's process or Lane's process

Answer 1

The correct option is C Wurtz reaction

The Wurtz reaction, named after Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, is a coupling reaction in organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and recently inorganic main group polymers, whereby two alkyl halides are reacted with sodium to form a new alkane:

$2R-X+2N{a}^{+}\to R-R+2N{a}^{+}+X^{-}$