An organic compound A containing C, H and O has a pleasant odour with boiling point of `78^(@)C` On boiling A with concentrated `H_(2)SO_(4)`, a colourless gas is produced which decolourises bromine water and alkaline `KMnO_(4)`. The organic liquid A is

Options

A. `C_(2)H_(5)CI`
B. `C_(2)H_(5)COOCH_(5)`
C. `C_(2)H_(5) OH`
D. `C_(2)H_(6)`

Answer

c

Explanation

The organic liquid A is `C_(2)H_(5)OH`
(i) Ethyl alcohol is a colourless liquid with a characteristic pleasant smell, having boiling point `78.1^(@)C`
(ii) `C_(2)H_(2)OHoverset(concH_(2)SO_(4))tounderset("which decolourises Br, water and alkaline (KMnO_(4))")underset(darr)(CH_(2)=CH_(2))`