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Alkyl halides react with metallic sodium in dry ether producing

A

alkanes with same number of carbon atoms

B

alkanes with double the number of carbon atoms

C

alkenes with triple the number of carbon atoms

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alkenes with same number of carbon atoms.

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`R-underset("Alkyl halide")(X+2Na+X)-Roverset("dry ether")tounderset("Alkane")(R-R)+underset("halide")underset("Sodium")(2Na-X)`
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