ICSE Class 10 Chemistry Question 64 of 93

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Question 4(2017)

Write the balanced chemical equation for – Preparation of methane from iodomethane

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CH3Imethyl iodide+2[H]nascent hydrogenalcoholZn/Cu coupleCH4methane+HI\underset{\text{methyl iodide}}{\text{CH}_3\text{I}} + \underset{\text{nascent hydrogen}}{2\text{[H]}} \xrightarrow[\text{alcohol}]{\text{Zn/Cu couple}} \underset{\text{methane}}{\text{CH}_4} +\text{HI}