Question

The product formed when ethene gas reacts with water in the presence of sulfuric acid is ___

Answer 1

• The product formed when Ethene $\left(C_2{H}_4\right)$ gas reacts with water $\left(H_{2}O\right)$ in the presence of Sulfuric acid ($H_{2}S{O}_4$) is Ethanol $\left(C_2{H}_{5}OH\right)$.
• The Chemical reaction is as follows.

$\underset{\mathrm{Ethene}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_2={\mathrm{CH}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}\stackrel{{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4}{\to }\underset{\mathrm{Ethanol}}{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}$

Therefore, the product formed when ethene gas reacts with water in the presence of sulfuric acid is Ethanol.