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Compound X is bubbled through bromine dissolved in CCl₄;
(a) Draw the structure of X.
(b) State your observation during the reaction.

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(a) Compound 'X' is Ethene (H₂C=CH₂). Its structural formula is shown below:

Compound X is bubbled through bromine dissolved in CCl<sub>4</sub> and the product formed is CH2Br – CH2Br. Draw the structural formula of X and state what type of reaction X has undergone. Organic Chemistry, Simplified Chemistry Dalal Solutions ICSE Class 10

(b) Brown colour of bromine is discharged.

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