Ethylene dibromide on treating with alcoholic KOH gives

Question

Ethylene dibromide on treating with alcoholic KOH gives (A) C2H6 (B) CH4 (C) C2H4 (D) C2H2

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Alkynes can be prepared by dehydrohalogenation of alkyl dihalides <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/740dc66bf1091668a731c7f520fa977c-.png" /> Ethylene dibromid Vinyl bromide Acetylene Vinyl bromide being less reactive and thus to get better yield a stronger base NaNH2 is used in second step.

Q. Ethylene dibromide on treating with alcoholic $K O H$ gives

$C_{2} H_{6}$

$C H_{4}$

$C_{2} H_{4}$

$C_{2} H_{2}$

Alkynes can be prepared by dehydrohalogenation of alkyl dihalides

Ethylene dibromid Vinyl bromide Acetylene Vinyl bromide being less reactive and thus to get better yield a stronger base $N a N H_{2}$ is used in second step.

Q. Ethylene dibromide on treating with alcoholic KOH gives

C2​H6​

CH4​

C2​H4​

C2​H2​