Question:
1>why ethene decolurises bromine water,but ethane not.
2>give the relevant reaction involved in this process.
Answer:
Bromine water+ unsaturated hydrocarbon-> saturated hydrocarbon.
when bromine is added to unsaturated hydrocarbon i.e. alkene, it decolourise bromine water and break its double bond converting itself into ethane i.e. alkane.
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