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Ethyl alcohol when heated with conc. `H_2SO_4` at `140^(@)C` give

A

diethyl ether

B

ethylene

C

methylethyl ether

D

Ethanal

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`C_2H_5-OH+HO-C_2H_5 underset(140^(@)) overset(Conc. H_2SO_4)to H-OH +underset("Diethyl ether ")(C_2H_5-O-C_2H_5)`
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