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What happens when the ethanolic solution of 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane is heated with zinc dust ?

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When the ethanolic solution of 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane is heated with Zn dust, acetylene is formed as the product.
`BrCH-CHBr_2overset("Zn dust//ethanol")underset(Delta)toHC-=CH+2ZnBr_2`
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