When acetylene is treated with very dil....

When acetylene is treated with very dil. HCl in the presence of `HgCl_2`, the product obtained is

A

Methyl chloride

B

Dichloroethane

C

Vinyl chloride

D

Ethylidine chloride

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The correct Answer is:

C

`underset("Acetylene")(CH-=CH+)HCl overset(HgCl_2)rarr underset("Vinyl chloride")(CH_2 = CH-Cl)`

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