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ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

Methylene chloride, on hydrolysis, yields:

Answer: (A)

Solution

Methylene chloride, , is a geminal dihalide; hydrolysis replaces both chlorines by hydroxyls on the same carbon, giving the unstable gem-diol , which

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