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Explain why the acid-catalyzed dehydration of an alcohol is a reversible reaction, whereas the base-promoted dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide is an irreversible reaction.
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Explain why the acid-catalyzed dehydration of an alcohol is a reversible reaction, whereas the base-promoted dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide is an irreversible reaction.

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electrophile(H⁺) is needed to react with alkene in the first step and nucleophile (OH⁻) is not available in the first step

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Explain why the acid-catalyzed dehydration of an alcohol is a reversible reaction-example-1
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