Q: What forms a ketone when oxidized?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

A secondary alcohol forms a ketone when oxidized. The secondary alcohol cannot be further oxidized to produce a carboxylic acid. Tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidized in this way, because the carbon atom bonded to the OH group is not also bonded to any hydrogens.

 Choices:

- enzyme

- aldehyde

- carbolic acid

- secondary alcohol


A:
secondary alcohol