write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound having its name suffix with oil and having two carbon atoms in a molecule with the help of the balanced chemical equation indicate what happens when it is heated with excess concentration of H2So4
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Its molecular formula is C2H6O and structural formula is C2H5OH or CH3CH2OH
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Alcohols have 'ol' suffix. Ethanol ( CH
3
CH
3
OH ) is alcohol with 2 carbon.
When ehanol is heated with excess concentrated sulphuric acid at 443 K, dehydration takes place and ethene is formed. In this reaction concentrated sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating agent.
CH
3
CH
3
OH+H
2
SO
4
→CH
2
−CH
2
+H
2
O+H
2
SO
4
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