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60% sulfuric acid.

The acid protonates the –OH function to –OH2+ which is really eliminated as water.
  +  
H2SO4
         
CH3–CH=CH2
  +  
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Elimination: Second Order
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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