Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids.
A reaction where a small molecule (like water) is removed from a larger molecule, leaving a double bond in the organic product.
Elimination reaction appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Qualitative Analysis, Hydrocarbons and Polymers, especially Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids and Alcohol Functional Group.
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