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The reaction:
CH3CH2I+KOHaqCH3CH2OH+KI is classified as :
(a) electrophilic substitution (b) nucleophilic substitution (c) elimination (d) addition

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CH3CH2I+KOHaqCH3CH2OH+KI
It is an example of nucleophilic substitution reaction. The hydroxyl group of KOH(OH) with a lone pair of itself acts as a nucleophile and substitutes iodide ion in CH3CH2I to form ethanol.


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