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How can you distinguish between primary ,secondary and tertiary alcohols ? With equation explain how does ethyl alcohol reacts with
phosphorus pentachloride .

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Reaction of ethyl alcohol with phosphorus pentachloride .Ethyl alcohol in presence of `PCl_(5)` get converted to ethyl halide .
`CH_(3)CH_(2)OH +PCl_(5) to CH_(3)Cl+POCl_(3)+HCl`
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