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When ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at `170^(@)C` it gets converted in to ethene .In this reaction, concentrated sulphuric acid acts as :

A

oxidizing agent

B

catalyst

C

dehydrating agent

D

reducing agent

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