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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

1

CH3CH3CH_3 - CH_3

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CH2=CH2CH_2 = CH_2

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CHCHCH \equiv CH

4

CH4CH_4

Step-by-Step Solution

CH4+Br2CH3BrCH_4 + Br_2 \rightarrow CH_3Br. 2CH3Br+2NaCH3CH32CH_3Br + 2Na \rightarrow CH_3-CH_3 (ethane, which is a gas).

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