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COMEDK · Chemistry · 25. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

A gas formed by the action of alcoholic \(\mathrm{KOH}\) on ethyl iodide, decolourises alkaline \(\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}\). The gas is

  1. A \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{6}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{CH}_{4}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{2}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4}\)

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By the action of alc. \(\mathrm{KOH}\) on ethyl iodide, ethylene gas is formed by elimination reaction. Ethylene decolourises alkaline \(\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}\).