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Ethylene on hydration gives

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a

 Ethanol

b

Ethane 

c

Ethanoic acid

d

Glycol 

answer is B.

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 In a hydration reaction, the water molecule reacts with an alkene to generate an alcohol. Ethanol can be prepared by the reaction of an alkene with a water molecule. Ethene molecules react with sulphuric acid generating an alcohol, that is ethanol. Following is the mechanism of the hydration reaction taking place.

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