The number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternery carbon atoms in neopentane are respectively:

4, 1, 0, 0

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4, 3, 2, 1

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4, 0, 0, 1

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4, 0, 1, 1

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Solution

The correct option is C 4, 0, 0, 1
Neopentane has 4 primary carbons and 1 quaternery carbon.

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