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Why ethene decolourises bromine water, but ethane not. (b) Write down the relevant chemical equation involved in decolourisation?

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Answered by Trilobite

Ethene is an unsaturated compound. It has one double bond.When bromine water(brown in colour)is added to ethene it reacts with ethene to form a new compound 1,2 dibromethane which is colourless.The colou rof bromine water is gone.

Chemical Equation : -

CH2 = CH2+ Br2 ----> BrCH2-CH2
Br

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