This forms a better leaving group and results in the formation of ethanol and iodoethane. This can be represented as:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OCH}_2\text{CH}_3 + \text{HI} \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH} + \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{I}
\]
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