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When ethyl bromide is treated with moist ag2o the main product is

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Moist Ag2O releases OH- in low concentration as AgOH is a weak base. When ethyl bromide is treated with moist Ag2O

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Answer : The main product obtained by heating ethyl bromide in presence of dry silver oxide is, Diethyl ether.

Explanation:

According to the question, when ethyl bromide heat in the presence of dry silver oxide then it gives diethyl ether and silver bromide as products.

The balanced chemical reaction will be,

2C_2H_5Br+Ag_2O(dry)\rightarrow C_2H_5-O-C_2H_5+2AgBr

By the stoichiometry, 2 mole of ethyl bromide react with 1 mole of dry silver oxide to give 1 mole of diethyl ether and 2 moles of silver bromide.

Therefore, the product obtained by heating C_2H_5Br in presence of dry silver oxide are, Diethyl ether and silver bromide.