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Propene is hydrated with dilute $H X_{2} SO X_{4}$ . The product is

Apropanal
Bpropane-1,2-diol
Cpropan-2-ol
Dpropan-1-ol

Answer: C

Protonation of propene gives the secondary cation

CH X_{3} - CH X^{+} - CH X_{3}

(Markovnikov), which is attacked by water. Loss of H

^{+}

gives propan-2-ol.

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