Give the balanced equations for the preparation of ethanol from monochloroethane and aqueous sodium hydroxide

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Preparation of ethanol from Ethyl chloride:
When $1$ mol, of monochloroethane or Ethyl chloride $C_{2} H_{5} O H$ reacts with an aqueous alkali base such as sodium hydroxide $N a O H$ , it shows substitution of anions, and Ethanol is produced. In this reaction, Sodium chloride $N a C l$ is also produced.
Chemical reaction observed:
The following reaction is observed:
$C_{2} H_{5} C I + N a O H (a q) \to C_{2} H_{5} O H + N a C I$
Ethyl chloride Ethanol
This reaction is done at room temperature. The alkali base facilitates the substitution reaction and produces Ethanol.

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