The compound A on treatment with Na gives B, and with $PCl_5$ gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl

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The compound A on treatment with Na gives B, and with $PCl_5$ gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl ether. A, B and C are in the order

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A is $C_2H_5OH$. $C_2H_5OH + Na \rightarrow C_2H_5ONa$ (B). $C_2H_5OH + PCl_5 \rightarrow C_2H_5Cl$ (C). $C_2H_5ONa + C_2H_5Cl \rightarrow C_2H_5OC_2H_5$ (diethyl ether).

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