When ethylene oxide is treated with anhydrous HBr gas, the major product is 1,2-dibromoethane. When ethyleneoxide is treated with concentrated aqueous HBr, the major product is ethylene glycol. Use mechanisms to explainthese results

When ethylene oxide is treated with anhydrous HBr gas, the major product is 1,2-dibromoethane. When ethyleneoxide is treated with concentrated aqueous HBr, the major product is ethylene glycol. Use mechanisms to explainthese results

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