Chemistry
A double bond hydrocarbon X with 2 carbon atoms is bubbled through bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachloride.
(a) Draw the structure of the compound formed.
(b) What is your observation?
(c) Name the compound formed when steam reacts with X.
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(a)
(b) Bromine solution in CCl4 has a reddish brown colour. When added dropwise to ethene, the reddish brown colour of bromine disappears due to the formation of the colourless dibromoethane.
(c) When ethene (X) reacts with steam, a water molecule is added in the presence of acids like sulphuric acid to form alcohols.
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