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Acid catalyzed hydration of alkenes exce...

Acid catalyzed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formation of

A

primary alcohol

B

secondary or tertiary alcohol

C

mixture of primary and secondary alcohols

D

mixture of secondary and tertiary alcohols.

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The correct Answer is:
B
Acid catalysed hydration of ethene gives a primary alcohol. The other alkenes may give either secondary or tertrary alcohols. For details, consult section 6 (Industrial preparation of alcohols).
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