NEETChemistryHydrocarbons
When an alkene reacts with water in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid, which carbon of the double bond does the hydrogen atom from water typically attach to?
Options
- AThe less substituted carbon
- BThe more substituted carbon
- CThe terminal carbon
- DBoth carbons equally
Correct answer
B. The more substituted carbon
Step-by-step solution
According to Markovnikov's Rule, the hydrogen atom from water typically attaches to the more substituted carbon of the double bond.