An organic compound (A), C2H5NO2 gives on reduction another compound (B) C2H7N. The reaction of nitrous acid on (B) evolves nitrogen and gives another compound (C) C2H6O. The compound (C) on oxidation gives acetic acid. The compounds A, B, C are

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An organic compound (A), C2H5NO2 gives on reduction another compound (B) C2H7N. The reaction of nitrous acid on (B) evolves nitrogen and gives another compound (C) C2H6O. The compound (C) on oxidation gives acetic acid. The compounds A, B, C are (A) Nitroethane, Ethylamine, Ethyl alcohol (B) Nitroethane, Dimethylamine, Ethyl alcohol (C) Nitroethane, Dimethylamine, Acetone (D) None

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underset textNitroethane (A)CH5H5 - N ≡ C xrightarrow textreduction underset textEthylamine (B)CC2H5NH2 xrightarrow[-N2,H2O]HNO2 underset textEthyl alcohol (C)C2H5OH ≡ C xrightarrow [-H2O][O] CH3CHO xrightarrow[O] underset textAcetic acidCH3COO

Q. An organic compound (A), $C_{2} H_{5} N O_{2}$ gives on reduction another compound (B) $C_{2} H_{7} N$ . The reaction of nitrous acid on (B) evolves nitrogen and gives another compound (C) $C_{2} H_{6} O$ . The compound (C) on oxidation gives acetic acid. The compounds A, B, C are

Nitroethane, Ethylamine, Ethyl alcohol

Nitroethane, Dimethylamine, Ethyl alcohol

Nitroethane, Dimethylamine, Acetone

None

$Nitroethane (A) C H_{5} H_{5} - N \equiv C reduction Ethylamine (B) C C_{2} H_{5} N H_{2} H N O_{2} - N_{2}, H_{2} O$
$Ethyl alcohol (C) C_{2} H_{5} O H \equiv C [O] - H_{2} O C H_{3} C H O [O] Acetic acid C H_{3} COO$

Q. An organic compound (A), C2​H5​NO2​ gives on reduction another compound (B) C2​H7​N. The reaction of nitrous acid on (B) evolves nitrogen and gives another compound (C) C2​H6​O. The compound (C) on oxidation gives acetic acid. The compounds A, B, C are