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A ______ diol has two hydroxyl groups on ______C atoms.
  1. vicinal, adjacent
  2. geminal, adjacent
  3. vicinal, same
  4. geminal, same

A
geminal, adjacent
B
vicinal, same
C
vicinal, adjacent
D
geminal, same
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A vicinal diol has two hydroxyl groups on adjacent C atoms.
A geminal diol has two hydroxyl groups on same C atoms.

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