Question

a compound x on heating with excess concentration sulphuric acid at 443 Kelvin gives an unsaturated compound why it's also reacts with sodium metal to evolve a colourless gas Z identify X Y and Z write the equation of the chemical reaction of formation of Y and also write the role of sulphuric acid in the reaction​

Answer 1

Explanation:

compound x is ethanol.

when ethanol is heated at 443 Kelvin with excess conc of sulphuric acid it changes to ethene.

ethanol reacts with sodium to give sodium ethoxide and water.

ch3ch2oh+na _ch3ch2ona+h2.

h2so4 is act as a dehydrting agent.

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