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Q. Reaction of ethyl chloride with sodium leads to

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

The above reaction is Wurtz Reaction where alkyl halides react with sodium in presence of dry ether to form higher hydrocarbon.
$ 2 C _{2} H _{5}- Cl \stackrel{2 Na }{\longrightarrow } C _{4} H _{10}+2 NaCl $