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Q. When ethyl alcohol is heated with red phosphorus and $HI$, then which of the following is formed

Hydrocarbons

Solution:

$\underset{\text{Ethyl alcohol}}{CH_3CH_2 - OH} + 2HI \xrightarrow{\text{Red P}}\underset{\text{Ethane}}{CH_3-CH_3+H_2O} + I_2$