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  • The reaction: CH_3CH_2I+KOH(aq)\rightarrow CH_3CH_2 H+KI is classified as : (a) electrophilic substitution (b) nucleophilic substitution (c) elimination (d) addition

12.40.    The reaction:
                 C\! H_{3}C\! H_{2}I+K\! O\! H(aq)\rightarrow C\! H_{3}C\! H_{2}O\! H+K\! I is classified as :  

    (a) electrophilic substitution         (b) nucleophilic substitution      (c) elimination        (d) addition
               

           

               
             

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C\! H_{3}C\! H_{2}I+K\! O\! H(aq)\rightarrow C\! H_{3}C\! H_{2}O\! H+K\! I
Here, OH^- attacks on ethyl iodide and substitute the iodide ion ion. OH^- having a lone pair of an electron, so it acts as a nucleophile. Hence it is a nucleophilic substitution reaction.
So, the correct option is (b)

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