Assertion (A) : Ethyl alcohol reacts with alumina at $260^{0} C$ and gives diethyl ether.
Reason (R) : Ethyl alcohol undergoes dehydration.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation to A

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Both A and R are true and R is not the correct
explanation to A

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A is true but R is false

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Solution

The correct option is A Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation to A
Ethyl alcohol reacts with alumina at 2600C and gives di ethyl ether.Ethyl alcohol undergoes dehydration.
Hence, both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation to A
$2 C_{2} H_{5} - O H A l_{2} O_{3}, 260^{o} C - ------- \to d e h y d r a t i o n C_{2} H_{5} - O - C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$

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Assertion (A) : Ethyl alcohol reacts with alumina at 2600C and gives diethyl ether.Reason (R) : Ethyl alcohol undergoes dehydration.

Assertion (A) : Ethyl alcohol reacts with alumina at $260^{0} C$ and gives diethyl ether.
Reason (R) : Ethyl alcohol undergoes dehydration.