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  4. A mixture of CH4, C2H4 and C2H2 gases are passed through a Wolf bottle containing ammoniacal cuprous chloride. The gas coming out is

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Q. A mixture of $CH_4, C_2H_4$ and $C_2H_2$ gases are passed through a Wolf bottle containing ammoniacal cuprous chloride. The gas coming out is

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Solution:

$C_2H_2$ reacts with ammoniacal cuprous chloride due to acidic nature of acetylene.
So the gas coming out is mixture of methane and ethylene