Question

A compound x on heating with excess conc sulphuric acid at 443 k gives an unsaturated compound y x also react with sodium metal to involve a colourless gas z identify x y and z write the equation of the chemical reaction of formation of y and also write the rules of sulphuric acid in the reaction

Answer 1

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X - Ethanol

Y - Ethene

Z - Hydrogen gas

C₂H₅OH ----in presence of hot concentrated H₂SO₄ and heating at 443 K  ----------→ CH₂ = CH₂ + H₂O

Here, sulphuric acid behaves as a dehydrating agent which removes the water from ethanol to form ethene.