When alcohol is treated with excess of acid then unsaturated product will be:

Ethene

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Ethyne

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Both A and B

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No reaction occur

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Solution

The correct option is B Ethene
When alcohol is treated with acid there is a formation of a product having a double bond.
it can be explained by taking an example as,

$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H + H_{2} S O_{4} \to C H_{2} C H_{2} + H_{2} O$

In this reaction, ethene is obtained.

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