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Question
Write chemical reactions of following reagents on methoxyethane:
dilute H2SO4
Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Methoxyethane}{CH3 - O - C2H5} + H2O ->[Δ][H2SO4] \underset{Methanol}{CH3OH} + \underset{Ethanol}{C2H5OH}}\]
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