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of hydration of ethane to yield ethonol.
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Three steps are involved in the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.
(1) The electrophillic attack of hydronium ion protonates ethene to form carbocation.
(2) Water (as a nucleophile) attacks carbocation.
(3) Deprotonation gives ethanol.
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The mechanism of the reaction involves the following three step: Step 1: Proptonation of ethene to form carbocation by electrophilic attack of H3O+. Step 2: Nucleophilic attack of water on carbocation.
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