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Phenylethyl   ether   when   boiled   with concentrated\[HBr\]gives:

A)  phenol and ethyl bromide

B)  p-bromophenol and ethyl bromide

C)  p-bromophenylethyl ether

D)  none of the above

Correct Answer: A

Solution :

                Aryl ethers (phenolic ethers) on reaction with hydrogen halide always gives phenol and a molecule of alkyl halide.