Substance “M” with a general formula C₂Hy burnt in chlorine gas with a red flame producing a cloud of black specks and colourless gas G. (a)...

      

Substance “M” with a general formula C₂Hy burnt in chlorine gas with a red flame producing a cloud of black specks and colourless gas G.
(a) State the collective name for compounds which ‘M’ belongs
(b) With reason, state the identity of the black specks and colour gas “G”.

  

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(a) Hydrocarbon.

(b) Black specks is carbon
-Colourless gas is steam
-Hydrocarbon burn in air to form carbon and water

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on October 22, 2019 at 06:50

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