alleryAmines are classified as primary, secondary and tertiary according to the number of:
AHydrocarbons refined
BHydrogens replaced
CHydrogens released
DHydroxides removed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hydrogens replaced
1. All three classes contain nitrogen bonded to carbon.
2. What separates them is how many hydrogens of ammonia have gone.
3. They are classified depending upon the number of hydrogen atoms replaced.
4. The replacements are alkyl or aryl groups.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part II, Ch 9 'Amines'_
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