A gas formed by the action of alcoholic KOH on ethyl iodide, decolorises alkaline \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\] solution. The gas is [CPMT 1974, 91; MP PET 1985; IIT-JEE 1982]

A gas formed by the action of alcoholic KOH on ethyl iodide, decoloris

1.	A gas formed by the action of alcoholic KOH on ethyl iodide, decolorises alkaline \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\] solution. The gas is [CPMT 1974, 91; MP PET 1985; IIT-JEE 1982]
A.	\[C{{H}_{4}}\]
B.	\[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}\]
C.	\[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}\]
D.	\[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{2}}\]