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  4. When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. H2SO4 at 443 K ethylene is formed by

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Q. When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. $H_2SO_4$ at $443\,K$ ethylene is formed by

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Solution:

Formation of an alkene from alcohol is an example of intramolecular dehydration, as $H_2O$ is lost from one molecule of ethyl alcohol.