Question

The number of hydroxyl group present in ethylene glycol is ______.

पर्याय

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

Answer 1

The number of hydroxyl group present in ethylene glycol is 2.

Explanation:

The number of hydroxyl groups in ethylene glycol is 2. Structure of ethylene glycol

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\phantom{..}\ce{OH}\phantom{.}\ce{OH}
\end{array}\]