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Acid catalyzed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formation of:

  1. A
    primary alcohol
  2. B
    secondary or tertiary alcohol
  3. C
    mixture of primary and secondary alcohols
  4. D
    mixture of secondary and tertiary alcohols

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Hydration follows Markovnikov's rule.Ethene gives Ethanol ( alcohol).Any other terminal alkene (like Propene) will result in the group attaching to the more substituted carbon, forming a secondary or tertiary alcohol.

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Acid catalyzed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formation of:
A
primary alcohol
B
secondary or tertiary alcohol
C
mixture of primary and secondary alcohols
D
mixture of secondary and tertiary alcohols

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