How is ethanol converted into ethene nbsp-using nbsp-1- solid dehydrating agent-2- hot conc- nbsp-H2SO4 nbsp- nbsp- Give nbsp-only balanced equation nbsp-

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How is ethanol converted into ethene using
(1) solid dehydrating agent
(2) hot conc. H₂SO4 ? Give only balanced equation .

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1) Ethanol can be converted to ethene in presence of dehydrating agent hot concentrated sulphuric acid.
2) The reaction is :
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H \overset{H_{2} S O_{4}}{\to} C H_{2} = C H_{2}$

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How is ethanol converted into ethene using (1) solid dehydrating agent(2) hot conc. H2SO4 ? Give only balanced equation .

1) Ethanol can be converted to ethene in presence of dehydrating agent hot concentrated sulphuric acid. 2) The reaction is : CH3CH2OH →H2SO4 CH2=CH2

How is ethanol converted into ethene using
(1) solid dehydrating agent
(2) hot conc. H₂SO4 ? Give only balanced equation .

1) Ethanol can be converted to ethene in presence of dehydrating agent hot concentrated sulphuric acid.
2) The reaction is :
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H \overset{H_{2} S O_{4}}{\to} C H_{2} = C H_{2}$