Answer:
t-butyl cation
Explanation:
Generally a dehydration reaction occurs when an organic compound loses water molecules to form alkenes. However, in an acid-catalyzed dehydration, the dehydration reaction occurs in the presence of an acidic compound which acts as a catalyst. Therefore, for this specific case, the hydride will migrate and a t-butyl cation will be formed. This is because it is more stable due to the presence of three electron releasing alkyl groups which can stabilize a positive charge compared with the secondary cation formed when the methyl group migrates.
