Hydrocarbons Question 364
Question: A hydrocarbon reacts with hypochlorous acid to give 1-chloro-2-hydroxyethane. The hydrocarbon is [CBSE PMT 1989]
Options:
A) Ethylene
B) Methane
C) Ethane
D) Acetylene
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ CH_2=CH_2+H\overset{-}{\mathop{O}}C\overset{+}{\mathop{l}}\to \underset{1-\text{Chloro-2-hydroxy ethane}}{\mathop{\underset{\underset{OH}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{\overset{2}{\mathop{C}}H_2}}-\underset{\underset{Cl}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{\overset{1}{\mathop{C}}H_2}}}} $
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