Nitrogen is evolved when ethylamine is treated with nitrous acid.

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Nitrogen is evolved when ethylamine is treated with nitrous acid.
Ethylamine - a primary amine is converted to ethanol.
$C_{2} H_{5} - N H_{2} + H O N O \to C_{2} H_{5} + N_{2} + H_{2} O$
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