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5) Ethanol is heated with dilute sulfuric acid.​

Answer 1

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In this process, ethanol is heated with an excess of concentrated sulfuric acid at a temperature of 170°C. The gases produced are passed through a sodium hydroxide solution to remove the carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide produced from side reactions. ... The concentrated sulfuric acid is a catalyst.

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Answer 2

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When ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170oC, it gets dehydrated to form ethene (unsaturated hydrocarbon). In this reaction, the concentrated sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating agent.

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