In order to get ethanethiol from ${{\rm{C}}_2}{{\rm{H}}_5}{\rm{Br}},$ the reagent used is:

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In order to get ethanethiol from

{\mathrm{C}_2}{\mathrm{H}_5}\mathrm{Br},

the reagent used is:

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Correct option: B

\mathrm{NaHS}

Option B (

\mathrm{NaHS}

) is correct because NaHS (sodium hydrosulfide) will react with ethyl bromide to form ethanethiol through a nucleophilic substitution reaction.

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