Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl bromide which by Wurtz reaction is conver

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Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl bromide which by Wurtz reaction is converted to gaseous hydrocarbon containing less than four carbon atoms. (A) is

Accepted Answer

$CH_4 + Br_2 \rightarrow CH_3Br$. $2CH_3Br + 2Na \rightarrow CH_3-CH_3$ (ethane, which is a gas).

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