Answer to Question #184911 in General Chemistry for Jessiebrelt

Question #184911

What is  KOH


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2021-04-25T03:48:25-0400

When ethyl bromide reacts with aqueous KOH, it undergoes hydrolysis.The lone pair on O in OH attracts the hydrogen on the beta carbon( the carbon next to the carbon which has the bromide group) and the potasssium cation attracts the bromide group. The product is ethene and the by products are water and KBr.


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