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The only alcohol that can be prepared by the indirect hydration of alkene is
A. ethyl alcohol
B. propyl alcohol
C. isobutyl alcohol
D. methyl alcohol

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Methyl alcohol cannot be obtained by hydration of an alkene as it contains only one carbon atom. Propene on direct hydration gives isopropyl alcohol and isobutene on direct hydration gives tert-butyl alcohol. Only ethene on indirect hydration gives ethanol.

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