Q.

The reducing agents commonly used for the reduction of alkyl halides to get alkanes are

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a

Zn - CH3COOH

b

Zn - Cu/C2H5OH

c

Na - C2 H5OH

d

All the above

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The reactivity order of different alkyl halides is,As the size of halogen decreases,C-X bond length decreases,hence C—X bond strength increases,  easy of breaking of C—X bond  decreases.Therefore, C—I is very weak,hence easily undergoscleavage with H2 in presence of reducing agent.
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