Solids and liquids have volumes thatdo not change easily. A gas, on the other hand, has a vol- ume thatchanges to match the volume of its container. The molecules in a gas are very far apart compared with the molecules in a solid or a liquid. The amount of space between the molecules in a gas can change easily.
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Explanation:
It is more common to use H2SO4 for dehydration reaction rather than HCl because HCl contains a good nucleophile,the chloride ion.
Owing to the presence of the chloride ion, a substitution reaction involving the chloride ion may also proceed also thereby affecting the elimination reaction.
Also, concentrated H2SO4 is a very good drying agent thus, as long as it is used, the alcohol substrate is completely dehydrated to yield the alkene.
Note that HCl is not a dehydrating agent.