Dehydration of alcohol usually goes by

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Dehydration of alcohol usually goes by (A) E1 mechanism (B) E2 mechanism (C) E1 cb mechanism (D)  SN 2 mechanism

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Alcohols undergo dehydration usually by E1 mechanism. This is because elimination is preferred in case of tertiary alcohols, eg,

Q. Dehydration of alcohol usually goes by