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An alcohol of molecular formula C_(5)H_(11)OH on dehydration gives an alkene, which on oxidation yields a mixture of ketone and an acid. The alcohol is

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`CH_(3)CH_(2)(OH)CH_(2)CH_(3)`
`CH_(3) UNDERSET(OH) underset(|)(CHCH_(2))CH_(2)CH_(3)`
`(CH_(3))_(2)CHCH(OH)CH_(3)`
`(CH_(3))_(3)C CH_(2)OH`

Solution :`CH_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset(|)CH-underset((C_(5)H_(11)OH))underset(OH)underset(|)(CHCH_(3))underset(-H_(2)O)overset(H^(+))toCH_(3)-underset("Alkene")overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C=CHCH_(3)underset(ZN,H_(2)O)overset(O_(3))toCH_(3)-underset("Acetone")overset(CH_(2))overset(|)C=O+underset("Acetic acid")(CH_(3)COOH)`


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