Which of the following reagents when heated with ethyl chloride, forms ethylene ?

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Which of the following reagents when heated with ethyl chloride, forms ethylene ? (A) Aqueous KOH (B) Zn/HCl (C) Alcoholic KOH (D) HI

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Only alcoholic KOH gives dehydrohalogenation reaction. Ethyl chloride reacts with alcoholic KOH as-<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/5695b7e8c010e006b5f05c19c5f0670e-.png" />

Q. Which of the following reagents when heated with ethyl chloride, forms ethylene ?

Aqueous KOH

Zn/HCl

Alcoholic KOH

HI

Only alcoholic $K O H$ gives dehydrohalogenation reaction. Ethyl chloride reacts with alcoholic $K O H$ as-