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On treating a mixture of two alkyl halid...

On treating a mixture of two alkyl halides with sodium metal in dry ether, `2`-methylpropane was obtained. The alkyl halides are

A

1-chloropropane and chloroethane

B

2-chloropropane and chloroethane

C

2-chloropropane and chloromethane

D

1-chloropropane and chloromethane

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The correct Answer is:
C
`CH_(3)-underset(Cl)underset(|)CH-CH_(3) + 2Na + CICH_(3) ("Dry ether")/("Wurtz reaction")`
`CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)CH-CH_(3)+ 2NaCI`
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