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Explain the chemical reaction with a balanced chemical equation:
Ethyl alcohol reacts with phosphorus trichloride.

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When ethyl alcohol reacts with phosphorous trichloride it forms ethyl chloride.
$3 C_{2} H_{5} O H + P C l_{3} \to 3 C_{2} H_{5} C l + H_{3} P O_{3}$ .

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