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

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ethyl ALCOHOL
propyl alcohol
isobutyl alcohol
methyl alcohol

Solution :Methyl alcohol cannot be obtained by hydration of an alkene as it CONTAINS only ONE carbon atom. Propene on DIRECT hydration GIVES isopropyl alcohol and isobutene on direct hydration gives tert-butyl alcohol. Only ethene on indirecthydration gives ethanol.


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