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Q. When alkyl halide reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide to give alcohol, the reaction is called

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When alkyl halide reacts with aqueous $NaOH$ then alcohol is formed.
$R-X+ NaOH \longrightarrow R OH + NaX$
In this reaction $OH ^{-}$is a nucleophile and it replaces the halogen as halide. Therefore, this reaction is called nucleophilic substitution reaction.