Question

Ethyl amine reacts with nitrous acid to form

• A. $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH $
• B. $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH,{{N}_{2}},{{H}_{2}}O $
• C. $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N_{2}^{+}C{{l}^{-}} $
• D. $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}NHOH,N{{H}_{3}} $

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Ethyl amine reacts with nitrous acid to give ethyl alcohol and nitrogen. $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}+HN{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH+{{N}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O $