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Electrophilic Substitution Reaction

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Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide is a/an?

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Nucleophilic substitution reaction

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Elimination reaction

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Both nucleophilic substitution and elimination reaction

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Rearrangement

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Solution

The correct option is B
Elimination reaction

Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide in the presence of alcoholic potash is an example of elimination reaction.

$R - C H_{2} C H_{2} - C l + K O H a l c Δ \to$

$R C H = C H_{2} + K C l + H_{2} O$

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