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What are primary and secondary alkanols ​

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‪What are primary and secondary alcohols ​‬

A primary alcohol is an alcohol which has the hydroxyl group connected to a primary carbon atom. It can also be defined as a molecule containing a “–CH2OH” group. In contrast, a secondary alcohol has a formula “–CHROH” and a tertiary alcohol has a formula “–CR2OH”, where “R” indicates a carbon-containing group.

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Step-by-step explanation:

primary alkanols has only one alkyl or alyl.

secondary alkanols has two alkyl or alyl

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