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Explain the mechanism of acid catalysed hydration of an alkene to form corresponding alcohol.

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The alcohols can be prepared by hydration of alkenes, Hydration is carried either by direct or indirect addition of water. In indirect hydration, alkenes are passed through `H_(2)SO_(4)` `H_(2)C=CH_(2)+HOSO_(3)HrarrCH_(3)CH_(2)OSO_(3)Hoverset(H_(2)O)rarrCH_(3)CH_(2)OH+H_(2)SO_(4)`
Mechanism : The mechanism of formation of alcohol involves the following steps:
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