Write a mechanism that explains how the reaction of 1 mol of bromoethane with 1 mol of ammonia can lead to a mixture ethylamine,diethylamine,triethylamine and tetraethylammonium bromite rather than pure ethylamine

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Write a mechanism that explains how the reaction of 1 mol of bromoethane with 1 mol of ammonia can lead to a mixture ethylamine,diethylamine,triethylamine and tetraethylammonium bromite rather than pure ethylamine 

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