MHT CET Chemistry question

Ethyl bromide can be differentiated from bromobenzene because with aqueous KOH solution

(A)M forms alcohol easilyCorrect
(B)N forms phenol easily
(C)M does not react
(D)N gives o-bromophenol

Answer: (A)

Solution

With aqueous KOH, ethyl bromide (C-Br on carbon) is hydrolysed to ethanol, whereas bromobenzene (C-Br on carbon) does not react under these conditions; so the

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