Given below are two statements.
Statement I Alcohols on dehydration can produce ether as well as alkene under different conditions.
Statement II Dehydration of alcohol proceeds through the formation of carbonium ion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Alcohols on dehydration can produce ether as well as alkene under different conditions.
Dehydration of alcohol proceeds through the formation of carbonium ion. The carbonium ion can lose a proton to form alkene. The carbonium ion may be attacked by a fresh molecule of alcohol and form an oxonium ion which can then lose a proton to form ether. Usually, secondary and tertiary alcohols form alkene.
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