Ethanol can be produced industrially by the hydration of ethene.
Which of these shows the word equation for the hydration of ethene?
ethene + oxygen →\rightarrow→ ethanol
ethene + hydrogen →\rightarrow→ ethanol + water
ethene + water →\rightarrow→ ethanol
ethene →\rightarrow→ ethanol + carbon dioxide
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