Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite to form

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Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite to form (A) Nitroethane (B) Nitroethane and ethyl nitrite (C) Ethyl nitrite (D) Ethane

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/4e3a5fcc720fd3365f18620f26d2e124-.jpeg" /> A g - 0 - N = O i s a covalent compound.Therefore, attack of nucleophile occurs through Nitrogen atom. Hence, nitroethane is formed.

Q. Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite to form

Nitroethane

Nitroethane and ethyl nitrite

Ethyl nitrite

Ethane

A g - 0 - N = O i s a covalent compound.Therefore, attack of nucleophile occurs through Nitrogen atom. Hence, nitroethane is formed.