Which Statement Concerning the Compound Shown Below Is Incorrect

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning the compound shown below is incorrect?

• A)It is a tertiary alcohol.
• B)Its molecular formula is C₆H₁₄O.
• C)Its name is 2-methyl-2-pentanol.
• D)It can be oxidized to give a ketone.

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Definitions:

Squared Deviation

Squared deviation refers to the squared differences between each data point in a dataset and the mean of that dataset.

Mathematical Average

Also known as the mean; a measure of central tendency calculated by adding all the numbers in a data set and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Mode

The value that is most prevalent in a dataset.

Frequency Distribution

A frequency distribution shows how often each different value in a set of data occurs.