Write the mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene.

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The mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene is shown above.
First step is the protonation of oxygen atom of $- O H$ group.
Second step is the loss of a molecule of water to form carbonium ion.
Last step is deprotonation to form carbon carbon double bond.

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