Question

Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite to form: (a) nitroethane (b) ethylnitrite (c) ethane (d) nitroethane and ethylnitrite

Answer 1

 Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite to form:
(a) nitroethane
(b) ethylnitrite
(c) ethane
(d) nitroethane and ethylnitrite
Ans. (b) ethylnitrite

Answer 2

Answer: Option (d) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

When ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite then it results in the formation of nitro ethane and silver bromide.

As silver being reactive than ethyl group will displace ethyl from bromo ethane. Whereas bromide being reactive than nitrite will displace nitrite from silver nitrite. Thus, this reaction is a double displacement reaction.

The chemical reaction equation is as follows.

      $CH_{3}CH_{2}Br + AgNO_{2} \rightarrow CH_{3}CH_{2}NO_{2} + AgBr$