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💡 Solution & Explanation

Correct option: \(\text{B}\). Hydrocarbon reactions are decided by bond type: alkanes mainly substitute, alkenes/alkynes add across multiple bonds, and aromatic rings undergo electrophilic substitution. Recovered question text: 17. Methane can be prepared by : (A) Wurtz reactions (B) hydrogenation (C) decarboxylation (D) dehydrohalogenation