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The product forms when an alkyl halide reacts with an alkoxide is:

A
hydrocarbon
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unsaturated hydrocarbon
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C
ether
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D
alcohol
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Solution

The correct option is D ether
When an alkyl halide reacts with an alkoxide, the product forms is an ether. This reaction is known as Williamson's ether synthesis.

An example of this synthesis is:
CH3CH2ONa+CH3CH2ClC2H5OC2H5+NaCl
alkoxide alkyl halide ether

Option C is correct.

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