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Name the hydrocarbon formed when ethanol is heated with conc. H2SO4 at 170°C? What is this reaction known as?

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Name the hydrocarbon formed when ethanol is heated with conc. H2SO4 at 170°C? What is this reaction known as?

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Ethene (C2H4)is formed when ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid (H2SO4) at 170oC. This reaction is known as dehydration as it involves the removal of water molecule from ethanol.

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Q 4.
Chapter 4: Carbon And Its Compounds - Exercise 3 [Page 317]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Carbon And Its Compounds
Exercise 3 | Q 4. | Page 317
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