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Action of nitrous acid on ethyl amine gives:

nitro methane

$NH_{3}$

$C _{2} H _{6}$

$C _{2} H _{5} OH$

Answer

$C _{2} H _{5} OH$

Explanation

$HNO _{2}+ C _{2} H _{5} NH _{2} \rightarrow C _{2} H _{5} OH + N _{2}+ H _{2} O.$ The product of the reaction is always an alcohol.

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