Name the following step from the mechanism of acid catalysed hydration of ethene.
(a) Protonation
(b) Electrophilic attack
(c) Nucleophilic attack
(d) Deprotonation
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This intriguing question comes from Alcohols and Phenols topic in chapter Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12