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Question
What property of conc. H2SO4 is made use of in the following case? Give an equation for the reaction in this case:
It’s reaction with ethanol.
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Solution
Concentrated sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating agent in this reaction.
\[\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{C2H5OH} ->[conc.H2SO4][160^\circ C-170^\circ C]\underset{Ethene}{C2H4}}\]
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