Ethanol is treated with conc sulphuric acid why double bond formation take place?
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Conc. Sulphuric acid is a dehydrating agent and thus ..it removes a water molecule from ethanol .. leaving ethene..
H-CH2-CH2-OH
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These two are removed and ..
CH2=CH2 is left behind
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