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Bromine Water Test

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Explain why, ethane decolourises bromine water whereas ethane does not.

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Ethene is a unsaturated carbon compound and ethane is a saturated carbon compound. Therefore when ethene is in contact with bromine water it goes under addition reaction whereas ethane does not.

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