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Which of the following decolorizes Potas...

Which of the following decolorizes Potassium permanganate?

A

Isobutane

B

Butane

C

Propane

D

Methane

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Ordinarily, alkanes resist oxidation but alkanes having `3^(@)H` atom can be oxidized to the corresponding alcohols by `KMnO_(4)`:
`(CH_(3))_(3)CHoverset(KMnO_(4)) rarr (CH_(3))_(3)COH`
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