Question

An organic compound X when heated with concentrated sulphuric acid evolves gas Y which when bubbled into bromine gas decolorizes it due to formation of Z.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

When ehanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 443 K, dehydration takes place and ethene is formed. In this reaction concentrated sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating agent.

The reaction is given by,

C_2H_5OH +Conc.H_2SO_4

C

2

H

5

OH+Conc.H

2

SO

4

\rightarrow

→

CH_2=CH_2 +H_2O

CH

2

=CH

2

+H

2

O

Hence X is

CH_2=CH_2

CH

2

=CH

2