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The total number of tertiary carbon atoms in 4, 5-dimethyl-2-hexanol is :

A

Two

B

Three

C

One

D

Four

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The correct Answer is:
A
`H-underset(H)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)""^(6)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)""^(5)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)""^(4)-underset(H)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)""^(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)""^(2)-underset(H)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)""^(1)-H`
two `3^(@)` carbon atoms (4 and 5)
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