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But-2-ene is heated with hot concentrated acidified $KMnO X_{4}$ . The organic product is

Aethanal
Bbutane-2,3-diol
Cbutanone
Dethanoic acid

Answer: D

Hot

KMnO X_{4}

cleaves the double bond and oxidises each

CH X_{3} - CH =

fragment fully to

CH X_{3} COOH

. Two molecules of ethanoic acid form.

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