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Tertiary alcohols (3^(@)) having at leas...

Tertiary alcohols `(3^(@))` having at least four carbon atoms upon drastic oxidation yeild carboxylic acid with

A

one carbon atom less

B

two carbon atoms less

C

three carbon atoms less

D

the same carbon atom

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