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Which of the products will be a major product in the reaction given below? Explain. CH3CH=CH2 + HI → CH3CH2CH2I + CH3CHICH30 (A) (B)

The molecule (B) will be the reaction’s main product. This addition reaction is carried out according to Markovnikoff’s rule, in which the hydrogen from the hydrogen halide is added to the carbon atom with the most hydrogen atoms connected to it, forming a double bond.