Zinc dust in alcoholic solution is a specific reagent in the preparation of alkenes. That act as:

dehydrohalogenating agent

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dehydrating agent

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dehydrogenating agent

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dehalogenating agent

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Solution

The correct option is D dehalogenating agent
Here, it acts as dehalogenating agent.
Reaction of process:
$C H_{2} X - C H_{2} X + Z n \to C H_{2} = C H_{2} + Z n X_{2}$

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