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B
Secondary alcohol
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C
Tertiary alcohol
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D
Phenol
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Solution
The correct option is B
Secondary alcohol
Explanation for the correct option:
Option(B):Secondary alcohol
The Alcohols are classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary depending upon if the Hydroxyl group is attached to the primary, secondary, or tertiary Carbon atom.
Whereas the Carbon atoms are classified based on the attachment of the Carbon with the adjacent group as primary, secondary, and tertiary.
In Cyclohexanol, the Hydroxyl group is attached to one of the Carbon atoms of the Cyclohexane which is a secondary Carbon.
Thus, as the Carbon atom bearing a Hydroxyl group is secondary carbon, it represents as Cyclohexanol as secondary alcohol, for which the figure can be shown as:
Explanation for the incorrect option:
Option(A): Primary alcohol
Cyclohexanol is not Primary alcohol.
Hence, the given option does not correspond to the correct concept.
Option(C):Tertiary alcohol
Cyclohexanol is not considered Tertiary alcohol.
Hence, the given option does not represent the correct concept.