Alcoholic $K O H$ is used for:

dehydration

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dehydrogenation

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dehydrohalogenation

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dehalogenation

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Solution

The correct option is B dehydrohalogenation
Alcoholic $K O H$ is used for dehydrohalogenation. A molecule of hydrogen halide is lost from alkyl halide to form alkene.
$C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C l alc KOH - ---- \to - H C l C H_{2} = C H_{2}$

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