SUMMARY

This report is about how to synthesis and prepare methane, ethane and ethyne by using
chemicals with involve some reaction. Reaction that have in this experiment is reduction and
elimination. For prepare methane, chloroform was reducted by using zinc dust and copper sulfate
solution. Then for prepare ethene, ethanol and aluminium oxide was used to produce ethene.
Next for prepare ethyne, just using calcium dicarbide and water only to produce ethyne gas.
After prepare the methane, ethene and ethyne, some testing will do to characterize them either
their presence or not in test tube. There 5 set with different situation and every set will be tested
with different ways. Set 1A was left in darkness, set 1B was left in a bright light(sunlight), set
2A was added 2 ml of 0.3% potassium permanganate solution, set 2B was added 1 ml alkaline
potassium permanganate, set 2C was added 2 ml acidified potassium permanganate solution and
set 1A and set 1B was blowed across the mouth of each of the test tubes. Result and observation
that received mostly positive but there a few gas that cannot be detect their presence in the test
tube cause of some error and mistake while handling the experiment. In conclusion, the theory
can be accepted with practical according the experiment that carried out. Some mistake and error
should be improve in the future experiment.