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Q. The reaction, $ RX+2Na+RX\xrightarrow{\text{Dry ether}}R-R+2NaX $ is called

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When two molecules of alkyl halides (same or different) react with metallic sodium in the presence of ether to form alkane, this reaction is called Wurtz reaction.