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The number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary carbons in neo-pentane are respectively,

A

4,3,2 and 1

B

5,0,0 and 1

C

4, 0,0 and 1

D

4,0,1 and 1

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The correct Answer is:
C
The structure of neopentane is
`{:(" "CH_(3)),(" |"),(H_(3)C-C-CH_(3)),(" |"),(" "CH_(3)):}`
It has 1 quaternary and 4 primary carbons .
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