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How many hydrogen atoms are attached to the carbon carrying functional group in tertiary alcohols?


A

Three hydrogen atoms

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Two hydrogen atoms

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C

No hydrogen

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One hydrogen atoms

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Solution

The correct option is C

No hydrogen


Carbon is tetravalent and over here one of the site of the carbon is occupied by -OH group and other three sites of this central carbon are occupied by other three carbon atoms and hence no site is left out for hydrogen.


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