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In the Swarts reaction, bromoethane is converted to fluoroethane by heating with

  1. A in acetone
  2. B
  3. C in water
  4. D

Answer: B

The Swarts reaction is halogen exchange to give an alkyl fluoride, using metallic fluorides such as , , or . in acetone is the Finkelstein reaction and gives the iodide.
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