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Discuss the acidic dehydration of alcohols at different temperatures.

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Alcohols undergo dehydration in the presence of an acid or catalysts such as anhydrous zinc chloride. `C_(2)H_(5)OHoverset(H_(2)SO_(4))underset(443K)rarrH_(2)C=CH_(2)+H_(2)O`
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