A compound ‘X’ has a formula C3H6. It decolourises bromine water. Write the chemical name of ‘X’.
Given that the compound decolourises bromine water. This means that the compound is unsaturated. i.e., it contains double/triple bonds.
The compound X is an alkene as it follows the general molecular formula of alkenes CnH2n for n=3. Thus the compound is propene. The structural formula of propene is:
CH2=CH-CH3