Action of sodium ethoxide on an Ethyl iodide is

A nucleophillic addition reaction

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An electrophillic addition reaction

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A nucleophillic substitution reaction

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The correct option is C A nucleophillic substitution reaction
Action of sodium ethoxide on an ethyl iodide to form ether is a nucleophillic substitution reaction.
$C_{2} H_{5} I + N a O C_{2} H_{5} \to C_{2} H_{5} O C_{2} H_{5} + N a I$
The reaction takes places by $S_{N} 2$ mechanism

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