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Question
State what do you observe ethene is bubbled through a solution of bromine in terachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride)
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Solution
When ethene is bubbled through a solution of bromine in tetrachloromethane, the orange colour of bromine disappears due to the formation of colourless ethylene bromide.
\[\ce{CH2 = CH2 + Br -> CH2Br - Ch2Br}\]
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