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A simple method to remove peroxides from ethes is to treat them with an aqueous solution of

a)

KI

b)

KCNS

c)

d)



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A simple method to remove peroxides from ethes is to treat them with an aqueous solution of

a)

KI

b)

KCNS

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Ether peroxide oxidises KI into  and itself gets reduced to ether. Therefore, KI is added to remove peroxides from ethers.

Ether peroxide+

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