Ramya performs an experiment in the following two steps:
Step 1: Heats ethanol with conc. H₂SO₄ at 170°C to get product A.
Step 2: Passes hydrogen gas over product A, using Ni as a catalyst and gets product B.
(i) Name the products A and B.
(ii) Write the reactions involved in both the steps.
Answers (1)
(i) Product A – Ethene, Product B – Ethane
(ii) \( \mathrm{CH_3CH_2OH} \overset{\text{conc. } H_2SO_4}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CH_2{=}CH_2 + H_2O} \)
\( \mathrm{CH_2{=}CH_2 + H_2} \overset{\mathrm{Ni}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CH_3CH_3} \)