Write the mechanism for acid catalysed dehydration of ethanol to give ethoxy ethane at 413 kelvin
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Ethanol can be dehydrated to give ethene by heating it with an excess of concentrated sulphuric acid at about 170°C. Concentrated phosphoric(V) acid, H3PO4, can be used instead. The acids aren't written into the equation because they serve as catalysts
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