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A compound ' X ' on heating with excess conc. sulphuric acid at 443 K gives an unsaturated compound ' Y '. ' X ' also reacts with sodium metal to evolve a colourless gas ' Z '. Identify ' X ', ' Y ' and ' Z '. Write the equation of the chemical reaction of formation of ' Y ' and also write the role of sulphuric acid in the reaction.
Solution:
Here, concentrated sulphuric acid acts as a dehydrating agent, it removes water molecule from ethanol.
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