The conversion of ethanol to ethene is an example of __________
(dehydration, esterification, dehydrogenation).

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Ethanol has the chemical formula $C_{2} H_{5} O H$ .
Ethene has the chemical formula $C_{2} H_{4}$ .
Dehydration:
The conversion of Ethanol into Ethane generally requires concentrated Sulphuric acid $H_{2} S O_{4}$ .
It is an example of dehydration as hydrogen molecule is removed from Ethanol.
Ethanol is heated with concentrated Sulphuric acid to form Ethene and water.
The reaction of converting Ethanol into Ethane is given below:
$C_{2} H_{5} O H \to_{160 ° - 170 ° C}^{c o n c . H_{2} S O_{4}} C H_{2} C H_{2} + H_{2} O$

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The conversion of ethanol to ethene is an example of __________(dehydration, esterification, dehydrogenation).

The conversion of ethanol to ethene is an example of __________
(dehydration, esterification, dehydrogenation).