Consider the following reaction: C2H4 + HBr -> ?. a) What is the product of the reaction? Name the compound and give the structural formula. b) What is the type of the reaction? c) Draw a reaction mechanism.

a) Bromoethane  

b) Electrophilic addition

c) (Drawing of the mechanism)

KP

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