Doubt by Nayilreza

how c-c became 2c-c ???

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Answer by Rishikant Pandey

C2H5Cl   +

• With moist silver oxide (Ag2O) : Ethyl chloride gives ethyl alcohol on reaction with moist silver
oxide.
C2H5Cl  +AgOH------>C2H5OH  + AgCl
• With dry silver oxide (Ag2O) : with dry Ag2O ethyl chloride gives diethyl ether
C2H5Cl   +Ag2O------>   C2H5--O--C2H5  +2AgCl