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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Ethylene oxide undergoes acid-hydrolysis to form
Options
A Ethylene glycol
Correct Answer
B Formic acid
C Ethyl alcohol
D Acetic acid
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Ethylene oxide (oxirane, a three-membered cyclic ether) undergoes acid-catalyzed hydrolysis to form ethylene glycol (1,2-ethanediol, HOCH2CH2OH).

Hint

What diol is formed from hydrolysis of ethylene oxide?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1304 of 1999
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