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Directions : In the following question more than one of the answers given may be correct. Select the correct answer and mark it according to the code:

The products of reaction of alcoholic silver nitrite with ethyl bromide are (1) ethanol                          (2) nitroethane (3) ethene                          (4) ethyl nitrite

A)  1, 2 and 3 are correct

B)  1 and 2 are correct

C)  2 and 4 are correct

D)  1 and 3 are correct

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

                 Ethyl bromide react with alcoholic\[AgNO{{ & }_{2}}\] gives ethyl nitrite as well as nitroethane. \[\underset{ethyl\,bromide}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{alco.\,AgN{{O}_{2}}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  ethyl\,nitrite \\  \,\,\,(10-15%) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}-O-N=O}}\,\]