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  1. write an equation for the hydration of an alkene with sulfuric acid.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. write an equation for the formation of an alcohol from an alkene by the oxymercuration-demercuration process.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. identify the alkene, the reagents, or both, that should be used to produce a given alcohol by the oxymercuration-demercuration process.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. write the mechanism for the reaction of an alkene with mercury(II) acetate in aqueous tetrahydrofuran (THF).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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