$3$ moles of ethanol react with $1$ mole of phosphorus tribromide to form $3$ moles of bromoethane and $1$ mole of $X$. Which of the following is $X$?

Major product $A$ is

Given below are two statements :
Statement $I$ :
In Lucas test,primary,secondary and tertiary alcohols are distinguished on the basis of their reactivity with conc. $HCl + ZnCl_{2}$,known as Lucas Reagent.
Statement $II$ :
Primary alcohols are most reactive and immediately produce turbidity at room temperature on reaction with Lucas Reagent.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

$CH_3 CH_2 OH \underset{\text{step-}1}{\stackrel{Cl_2}{\longrightarrow}} CH_3 CHO$ $\underset{\text{step-}2}{\stackrel{3 Cl_2}{\longrightarrow}} Cl_3 CCHO$
In the above reactions,the role of $Cl_2$ in step-$1$ and step-$2$ respectively is:

Ethyl alcohol gives ethyl chloride with the help of ..........

Ethyl alcohol exhibits acidic character on reacting with