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  4. Give a chemical test and the reagents used to distinguish between cyclohexane and cyclohexene.

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Q. Give a chemical test and the reagents used to distinguish between cyclohexane and cyclohexene.

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Solution:

Baeyer's reagent (cold, dilute, alkaline permanganate) can be used to distinguish between alkanes and alkenes. Alkenes decolourises purple colour of Baeyer's reagent while alkanes do not.