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Addition of Sulphuric Acid and Water

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The only alcohol that can be prepared by the indirect hydration of alkene is

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Ethyl alcohol

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Propyl alcohol

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Isobutyl alcohol

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Methyl alcohol

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Solution

The correct option is A Ethyl alcohol

Except ethyl alcohol, no other primary alcohol can be prepared by this method as the addition of $H_{2} S O_{4}$ follows Markownikoff’s rule. Generally secondary and tertiary alcohols are obtained

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