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Addition of water to alkynes occurs in acidic medium and in the presence of Hg^(2+) ions as a catalyst. Which of the following products will be formed on addition of water to but-1-yne under these conditions ?

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`CH_(3)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-OVERSET(O)overset("||")C-H`
`CH_(3)-CH_(2)-overset(O)overset("||")C-CH_(3)`
`CH_(3)-CH_(2)-overset(O)overset("||")C-OH+CO_(2)`
`CH_(3)-overset(O)overset("||")C-OH+H-overset(O)overset("||")C-H`

Answer :B


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