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Write balanced chemical equations for the action of:

(1) Phosphorus trichloride on propan-2-ol
(2) Hydrogen bromide on styrene in the presence of a peroxide.
(3) Methyl bromide on silver propanoate.

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(1) When propan -2-ol is treated with PCl3, 2-chloropropane is obtained.
3CH3C|HOHPropan2olCH3+PCl3PhosphorustrichlorideΔ3CH3C|ClHCH32Chloropropane+H3PO3

(2) When styrene is treated with HBr in the presence of peroxide, 1-Bromo-2-phenyl ethane is obtained.
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(3) When methyl bromide is treated with sliver propanoate, methyl propanoate and silver bromide precipitate is obtained.
H3CCH2O||CAgsliverpropanotae+CH3BrMethylBromideΔCH3CH3O||COCH3Methylpropanoate+AgBr()

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