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Which of the following is true regarding polyhydric alcohols?(a) It should have one or more OH groups(b) It should have two or more OH groups(c) It should have three or more OH groups(d) It should have more than four OH groupsThis question was addressed to me during an online interview.This is a very interesting question from Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Classification in portion Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct option is (b) It should have two or more OH groups

The explanation is: ALCOHOLS may be classified as mono-, di- TRI- or polyhydric depending on whether it has ONE, two, three or more OH groups in its structure. Di- and trihydric alcohols are ALSO classified as polyhydric.



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