A student wished to prepare ethylene gas by dehydration of ethanol at 140°C

using sulfuric acid as the dehydrating agent. A low-boiling liquid was obtained
instead of ethylene. What was the liquid, and how might the reaction conditions
be changed to give ethylene?
Please explain

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