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Which product forms when excess ethanol is heated with concentrated H₂SO₄ at about 140 °C?

Correct answer D. Ethoxyethane

Explanation

At around 140 °C with ethanol in excess, one water molecule is removed from two ethanol molecules (intermolecular dehydration), giving ethoxyethane (diethyl ether), C₂H₅OC₂H₅.

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