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___ is the gas formed when Ethanol is treated with hot concentrated sulphuric acid

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Heating ethanol with hot concentrated sulphuric acid, results in the dehydration (removal of water) of ethanol to give ethene. Ethene is the gas asked in the question as the other product is water which dilutes the sulphuric acid solution.

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