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asked Oct 13, 2017 in Chemistry by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 28 ● 435 ● 1064

The reaction: 

is classified as : 

(a) electrophilic substitution 

(b) nucleophilic substitution 

(c) elimination 

(d) addition 

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answered Oct 13, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 63 ● 447 ● 1245

It is an example of nucleophilic substitution reaction. The hydroxyl group of KOH (OH–) with a lone pair of itself acts as a nucleophile and substitutes iodide ion in CH3CH2I to form ethanol. 

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