Hydrocarbons Question 15
Question: A hydrocarbon containing 2 carbon atoms gives Sabatier and Senderen’s reaction but does not give precipitate with ammoniacal silver nitrate solution. The hydrocarbon in the question is [MADT Bihar 1983]
Options:
A) Ethane
B) Acetylene
C) Ethylene
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ CH_2=CH_2+H_2\underset{300^{o}C}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Ni}}}CH_3-CH_3 $ Ethylene does not give precipitate with ammonical silver nitrate solution because it does not have acidic hydrogen.
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