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

A

2-chloropropane and chloromethane

B

2-chloropropane and chloroethane

C

Chloromethane and chloroethane

D

Chloromethane and 1-chloropropane

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It is Wurtz reaction in which hydrocarbon formed when alkyl halide react with Na metal in dry ether.
`CH_3-overset(Cl)overset(|)underset("2-chloro propane")(CH)-CH_3+underset("chloro methane")CH_3Cl+2Na overset("ether")(rarr)CH_3-overset(CH_3)overset(|)underset("2-methyl propane")(CH)-CH_3+2NaCl`
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