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

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Electrolysis of brine
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Electrolysis of acidified water
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Wurtz reaction
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Bosch's process or Lane's process
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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:

2RX+2Na+RR+2Na++X

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