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Identify the functional group present in the following compound and predict the reaction it undergoes with bromine water: CH3CH2OH.

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The compound CH3CH2OH is ethanol. The functional group present in this compound is the hydroxyl group  -OH , which makes it an alcohol.When ethanol reacts with bromine water  Br2/H2O , it undergoes a substitution reaction, specifically a halogenation reaction. In this reaction, the bromine atom replaces the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group, forming ethyl bromide  CH3CH2Br  and water  H2O  as products.The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is:CH3CH2OH + Br2  CH3CH2Br + H2O
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