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Question
Give reason for the following :
Hydrocarbons are excellent fuels
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Solution
Hydrocarbons are used as fuels because they burn in air producing a lot of heat energy.
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DIAGRAM
State your observation during this reaction
Compound X bubbled through bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4):
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{X ->[Br2/CCl4] CH2Br}\\
\phantom{......}|\\
\phantom{...........}\ce{CH2Br}\\
\end{array}\]
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