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the alkene below is treated with aqueous sulfuric acid. click and drag to move the major final product is:

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Hi! When an alkene reacts with aqueous sulfuric acid, it undergoes an acid-catalyzed hydration reaction. This process involves the addition of water across the double bond, forming an alcohol as the major final product. The reaction follows Markovnikov's rule, which states that the hydrogen atom from the water molecule will bond to the carbon with the greater number of hydrogen atoms already attached. The other carbon in the double bond will bond to the hydroxyl group (OH), thus converting the alkene into an alcohol.

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