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When ethyl alcohol and KI react in presence of Na2CO3, yellow crystals of .... are formed.

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CHI3
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CH3I
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CH2I3
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C2H5I
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Solution

The correct option is B CHI3
C2H5OHEthylAlcohol+KINa2CO3−−−−CHI3YellowCrystals
This reaction is called Iodoform reaction, ethyl alcohol first convert into ethanol which upon further oxidation gives yellow crystals of CHI3 .

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