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Which of the following reagents distingu...

Which of the following reagents distinguish ethylene from acetylene?

A

Alkaline `KMnO_4`

B

Bromine water

C

Ammoniacal cuprous chloride

D

`Conc. H_(2)SO_(4)`

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The correct Answer is:
C
Acetylene reacts with ammonical cuprous chloride to give brown ppt where as ethylene does not give this reaction.
`underset("Acetylene")(CH-=CH)+underset("Ammonical")(Cu_2Cl_2)rarrunderset("Red ppt")(C-=C-Cu).`
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