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What is ethanol? State its two properties. What happens when it is heated with excess of cone. H2SO4 at 443 K? What role does cone. H2SO4 play in this reaction? Write chemical equation of the reaction involved and the structural formula of the main p...

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What is ethanol? State its two properties. What happens when it is heated with excess of cone. H2SO4 at 443 K? What role does cone. H2SO4 play in this reaction? Write chemical equation of the reaction involved and the structural formula of the main product formed.

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Ethanol is C2H5OH.

(i) It has specific smell.

(ii) It is soluble in water.

When ethanol is heated with excess of conc. H2SO4, ethene is formed along with water.

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