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Ethanol is heated with excess concentrated at 443 K. The main organic product is

  1. Aethene
  2. Bdiethyl ether
  3. Cethanal
  4. Dethane

Answer: A

Concentrated in excess at 443 K dehydrates ethanol by elimination of water (via ethyl hydrogen sulphate), giving ethene. Diethyl ether forms with excess alcohol at about 413 K, not at 443 K.
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