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Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Alcohols are formed when alkyl chlorides are treated with aqueous potassium hydroxide by elimination reaction.
Statement (II): In alcoholic potassium hydroxide, alkyl chlorides form alkenes by abstracting the hydrogen from the 
-carbon.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Statement (I):
Statement (II):
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