When ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170°C, it gets converted into ethene. In this reaction, concentrated sulphuric acid acts as
(a) oxidising agent
(b) catalyst
(c) dehydrating agent
(d) reducing agent
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The Answer will be:
(C) Dehydrating Agent
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When ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170°C, it gets converted into ethene. In this reaction, concentrated sulphuric acid acts as
(c) dehydrating agent
Hence the correct answer is option (c)
Explanation:
Sulphuric acid behaves like a dehydrating agent as it extracts water molecules from the alcohol (namely ethanol) and transforms it to Ethene.
The chemical reaction which takes place is as follows below
From the above reaction ,it is concluded that concentrated sulphuric acid acts as dehydrating agent.
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