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Question
What is the action of the following on ethyl bromide
alcoholic solution of potassium hydroxide.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\text{ethylbromide}}{C2H5Br} + alc KOH ->\underset{\text{ethene}}{CH2} = CH2 + KBr + H2O}\]
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