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Question
CBSEENCH12008483

What happens when ethanol is treated with concentrated sulphuric acid
(a)    above 0°C, (b) below 0°C?

Solution

(a)When ethanol is treated with concentrated sulphuric acid at above 0°C paraldehyde is obtained.
(b) When ethanol is treated with concentrated sulphuric acid at below  0°C meta-aldehyde is obtained.