Question
Geminal diols have their two hydroxyl groups attached to ____ carbon(s).
Answer
Geminal diols have their two hydroxyl groups attached to the same carbon(s).
Vicinal diols have their two hydroxyl groups attached to adjacent carbon(s).
Vicinal, think of "in vicinity of each other."
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