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Hydrocarbons

Question
CBSEENCH11007799

What happens when:

(i) Ethyl alcohol is heated in the presence of Al2O3 at 493 K? 

(ii) Ethylene dibromide is heated with zinc dust?

Solution
(i) Ethylene is formed.
stack CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 OH with Ethyl space alcohol below space space rightwards arrow from 493 space straight K to Al subscript 2 straight O subscript 3 of space space space space stack CH subscript 2 space equals space CH subscript 2 with Ethylene below space plus space straight H subscript 2 straight O
(ii) Ethylene is formed by dehalogenation reaction.