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The compound A on treatement with Na gives B, and with PCl5 gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl ether. A, B and C are in the order

A
C2H5OH,C2H5ONa,C2H5Cl
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B
C2H5Cl,C2H6,C2H5OH
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C
C2H5OH,C2H5Cl,C2H5ONa
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C2H5OH,C2H6,C2H5Cl
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Solution

The correct option is A C2H5OH,C2H5ONa,C2H5Cl
Ethanol with Na form sodium ethoxide and with PCl5 it forms ethyl chloride. Ethoxide undergoes nucleophilic substitution reaction with ethyl chloride.


So, the correct option is (c).

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