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Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethane gas and ethane gas.

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Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethane gas and ethane gas.

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Solution 1

Ethene gas decolourises the purple colour of KMnO4, whereas ethane does not decolourise KMnO4 solution.

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Solution 2

Add a few drops of a bromine solution in carbon tetrachloride to the provided gas. The reddish hue of bromine discharges in the case of ethylene gas. Nevertheless, the reddish bromine hue does not release in the case of ethane gas.

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Chapter 17: Carboxylic Acids - Exercise 8 [Page 297]

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Frank Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 17 Carboxylic Acids
Exercise 8 | Q 7 | Page 297
S.P. Singh Concise Chemistry [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 12 Organic Chemistry
MISCELLANEOUS | Q (a) (i) | Page 219
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