CBSE Class 10 Science 2016 Term II Delhi Set 3

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Question : 6
Total: 11
Name the compound formed when ethanol is heated in excess of conc. sulphuric acid of the reaction stating the role of conc. sulphuric acid in it. What would happen if hydrogen is added to the product of this reaction in the presence of catalysts such as palladium or nickel?
Solution:  
Ethene is formed
C2H5‌OH‌
‌ Conc. ‌H2SO4+∅
────────────▶
443K
‌H2
‌C
=CH2+H2O

Conc. H2SO4 acts as a dehydrating agent. If hydrogen is added to the product in presence of a catalyst, ethane is formed
H2C=CH2+H2
Ni∕Pt
──────▶
H3
C
−CH3
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