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Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide is:A. Nucleophilic substitution reactionB. Elimination reactionC. Both nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactionD. Rearrangement

Answer» Correct Answer - B
Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide in presence of alcoholic potash is an example of elimination reaction.
`R-CH_(2)CH_(2)-Cl+underset(alc.)(KOH)overset(Delta)rarr RCH = CH_(2)+KCl + H_(2)O`


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