An organic compoud A having the molecualr formufla `C_(3)H_(8)O` is a liquid at room temperature .The organic liquid A reacts with sodium metal to evolve a gas which burns causing a little explosion .When the organic liquid A is heated with concentrated suphuyric acid at `170^(@)C` it forms a compound B which decolourises bromine water. The compound B adds on one molecule of hydrogen in the presence of Ni as catayst to from compound C which gives substitution rections with chlorine.
(a) what is compound A?
(b) what is compound B?
(c ) What type of reaction occurs when A is converted in to B?
(d) What is compound C?
(e ) What type of rection takes place when B is converted in to C?

Answer

(a) A is propanol , `CH_(3)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)OH`,(b)B is propene, `CH_(3)-cH=CH_(2)`,(c ) Dehydration reaction ,(d) C is propane, `CH_(2)-cH_(2)-CH_(3)`,(e ) Addition reaction