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What is the primary product when ethene reacts with water in the presence of an

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What is the primary product when ethene reacts with water in the presence of an acid?
  1. Ethanol
  2. Ethane
  3. Ethanoic acid
  4. Ethylene glycol

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What is the primary product when ethene reacts with water in the presence of an acid?
  • Step 1: Start with ethene, which is a simple hydrocarbon with the formula C2H4.
  • Step 2: Introduce water (H2O) to the reaction.
  • Step 3: Add an acid, which acts as a catalyst to speed up the reaction.
  • Step 4: The acid helps to break the double bond in ethene, allowing water to react with it.
  • Step 5: The result of this reaction is the formation of ethanol, which has the formula C2H5OH.
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