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Statement-I: Acetylene is formed when ethylene chloride or ethylidene chloride is heated with alcoholic

\mathrm{KOH}

Statement-II: Both gem dihalides and vicinal dihalides on dehydrohalogenation form alkyne.

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Correct option: A

Statement-I

\&

II are true

Option A (Statement-I & II are true) is correct because both vicinal and geminal dihalides can undergo dehydrohalogenation to form alkynes.

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