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How will you convert ethane into ethanol? Give the chemical reaction involved.

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Ethene is converted into ethanol by passing its vapours through water in the presence of sulphuric acid. This reaction is called hydration of ethane.
`H_(2)C=CH_(2)+H_(2)Ooverset((H_(2)SO_(4)))toCH_(3)-CH_(2)-OH`
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