Question

How is ethane prepared from ethanol?​

Answer 1

Ethanol can be converted to ethene in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. It is called as dehydration reaction.

CH3-CH2-OH −→−−−−−−−−−−Concentrated H2SO4 CH2=CH2 + H2O

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Answer 2

Ethanol can be converted to ethene in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. It is called as dehydration reaction. b) Ethene can be converted to ethane by addition of hydrogen molecule. It is known as hydrogenation reaction.