In the following compound the no of primary carbon atoms are:

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Solution

The correct option is A
3

Primary carbon atoms are attached to no more than one carbon atoms. They may be attached to other atoms like hydrogen etc.

$\Rightarrow$ Leaving out $C_{2}$ and $C_{3}$ the remaining carbon atoms are primary
So, correct option is (c) 5

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