Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol. - Zigya
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Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.


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.



Step 3: Deprotonation to form an ethanol.

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