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Write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound having its name suffixed with -ol and having two carbon atoms in the molecule. With the help of a balanced chemical equation indicate what happens when it is heated with excess of conc. H2SO...

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Write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound having its name suffixed with -ol and having two carbon atoms in the molecule. With the help of a balanced chemical equation indicate what happens when it is heated with excess of conc. H2SO4.

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It is ethanol, its molecular formula is C2H6O.

Ethanol forms ethene, when heated with conc. H2SO4.

CH3CH2OH + Conc. H2SO4 + heat → CH2 = CH2 + H2O

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