An organic compound which decolorizes bromine water is likely to be?
CHEMISTRY
JAMB 2022
An organic compound which decolorizes bromine water is likely to be?
- A. C3H8
- B. C2H6
- C. C4H10
- D. C2H4
Correct Answer: D. C2H4
Explanation
If you shake an alkene with bromine water (or bubble a gaseous alkene through bromine water), the solution becomes colorless.
Alkenes decolorize bromine water.
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