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The heteroatoms present in

CH3 — CH2 — O — CH2 — CH2Cl are:


(i) oxygen (ii) carbon


(iii) hydrogen (iv) chlorine

Heteroatoms are the elements which replace hydrogen in a hydrocarbon. In the given compound, H is replaced by oxygen and chlorine.

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