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Question
What is the action of the following on ethyl bromide:
moist silver oxide
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Solution
\[\ce{2C2H5Br + Ag2O->C2H5 - O - C2H5 + 2AgBr}\]
\[\ce{Ag2O + H2O -> 2AgOH}\]
\[\ce{AgOH + C2H5Br -> C2\underset{\text{Ethanol}}{H5OH} + AgBr }\]
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