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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

How would you convert bromoethane to ethane ?? Please help me anyone

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4 Years agoGrade 12
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4 Years ago
You can use wurtz reaction. 
It is the reaction used to convert alkyl halides into alkanes.
 
See mechanism on Google for more clarity. 
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