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Write balanced chemical equation for : Preparation of ethanol from ethyl chloride.

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C2H5-Cl Chloroethane [ethyl chloride]+NaOH [aq.]boilC2H5-OH Ethanol [ethyl alcohol]+NaCl\underset{\text{ Chloroethane [ethyl chloride]}}{\text{C}2\text{H}5\text{-Cl}} + \text{NaOH [aq.]} \xrightarrow{\text{boil}} \underset{\text{ Ethanol [ethyl alcohol]}}{\text{C}2\text{H}5\text{-OH}} + \text{NaCl}

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