Hydrocarbons Question 134
Question: What happens when a mixture of acetylene an hydrogen is passed over heated Lindlar’s catalyst [Kerala PMT 2004; AIIMS 1987]
Options:
A) Ethane and water are formed
B) Ethylene is formed
C) Acetylene and ethane are formed
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ \underset{Acetylene}{\mathop{CH\equiv CH+H_2}}\underset{pd\text{.}BaS{O_4}}{\mathop{\underset{Catalyst}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Lindlar}}}}}\underset{Ethylene}{\mathop{CH_2=CH_2}} $