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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Question

Ethyl alcohol reacts with concentrated H2SO4 at 140°C to form
Options
A Acetone
B Ethylene
C Diethyl ether
Correct Answer
D Acetic acid
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Ethanol heated with concentrated H2SO4 at 140°C undergoes intermolecular dehydration to form diethyl ether (CH3CH2OCH2CH3).

Hint

What ether is formed from ethanol dehydration at 140°C?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1322 of 1999
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