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Question
Write a balanced chemical equation for the following:
Monochloroethane is hydrolysed with aqueous KOH.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{ethane}{\underset{Monochloro}{CH3CH2Cl}} + KOH_{(aq)} -> \underset{Ethanol}{CH3CH2OH} + KCl}\]
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