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Post-UTME Chemistry 2008 Objective — Question 11

Question 11 of 16 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Chemistry 2008 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The preparation of ethoxyethane (C2H5OC2H5) from ethanol can be considered as

A. DehydrationCorrect
B. Oxidation reactions
C. Hydrolysis reactions
D. Dehydrogenation reactions

Explanation

Ether formation from an alcohol is an intermolecular dehydration reaction.

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