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Bromoethane on boiling with aqueous gives mainly

  1. Aethanol
  2. Bethene
  3. Cdiethyl ether
  4. Dethane

Answer: A

Aqueous supplies as a nucleophile (and water as solvent), and a primary halide substitutes: . Elimination to ethene needs alcoholic .
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