why do we use cncentrated h2so4 when heating ethanol to get ethene ?
Dear Student,
Concentrated H2SO4 acts as a dehydrating agent which takes away the hyroxyl group (- OH) of ethanol, reducing it to ethene.
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Concentrated H2SO4 acts as a dehydrating agent which takes away the hyroxyl group (- OH) of ethanol, reducing it to ethene.
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