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How acetylene is converted to ethyl alcohol ?

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Acetylene on hydration gives acetaldehyde, which on reduction gives ethanol.
`CH -= CH + H_2O underset(H_2SO_4)overset(HgSO_4)(to)CH_3-CHO underset("ether")overset(LiAlH_4)(to)C_2H_5OH`
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