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Heating an alcohol with acid to remove water and form an alkene is called:

ADecarboxylation
BDesulphurisation
CDehydration
DDehydrogenation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Dehydration
1. A molecule of water is lost from the alcohol. 2. A double bond appears in its place. 3. That reaction is dehydration. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part II, Class XII, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers._
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