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Name the alkyl halide which can be used to prepare methane and ethane in single steps.

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Solution :Methyl iodide `(CH_(3)-I).""underset("Methyl iodide")(CH_(3)-I)+HI underset("REDUCTION")overset("Red P, "Delta)to underset("Methane")(CH_(4))+I_(2)`
`underset("Methyl iodide")(2CH_(3)-I)+2Na underset("Wurtz reaction")overset("Dry ether")to underset("Ethane")(CH_(3)-CH_(3))+2NaI`


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