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Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.

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Direct addition of `H_(2)O` to ethene in presence of an acid does not occur. Indirectly, ethene is first passed through concentrated `H_(2)SO_(4)`, when ethyl hydrogen sulphate is formed.
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