Suggest a simple chemical test to distinguish propane and propene

1.	Suggest a simple chemical test to distinguish propane and propene
Answer» Solution :Chemicaltest todistinguishbetweenpropaneand propene (i) Brominewatertest :Propenecontainsdoublethereforewhen wepourthebrominesaturatedhydrocarbondoesnot decolourisethe brominewater . (ii)Baeyer.stestWhenpropenereactswith Bayer.sreagentit gives `1,2`dihyroxypropenepropanedoesnot reactwith Baeyer.sreagent. `(a) CH_(3)-CH=CH_(3)UNDERSET(H_(5)O)overset(KMnO_(4))(to)CH- CH- CH_(3)` `(b)CH_(3) - CH_(2)- CH_(4)underset( H_(2)O) overset(KMnO_(4))(to)` NOREACTION Propene

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