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Explain with an example, Clemmensen's reduction.

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When ketone is treated with Zn-Hg/Conc. HCl a hydrocarbon is obtained.
`CH_(3)COCH_(3)+4[H]underset(HCl)overset(Zn-Hg)(to)CH_(3)-CH_(2)-CH_(3)+H_(2)O`
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