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How can alkenes be used to make ethanol?

Answer 1

Ellie Adams

Ethanol is made by the hydration of ethylene in the presence of sulfuric acid #H_2SO_4#

Many simple alcohols, like ethanol, are usually made by the hydration of alkenes in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Ethanol is made by the hydration of ethylene in the presence of a strong acid such as sulfuric acid #H_2SO_4#

The equation below represents the hydration reaction.

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Answer 2

Ella Allen

Alkenes can be used to make ethanol through the process of hydration, where water is added across the double bond of the alkene molecule in the presence of a catalyst, typically sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. This reaction forms an alcohol, specifically ethanol, as one of the products.

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