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Specify which of the following statements regarding dehydration lab (dehydration of 2-methylcyclohexanol) are True or False?
a) Both product alkenes will have an equal affinity for the GC column material.
b) More 1-methylcyclohexene is formed because it involves a less stable carbocation intermediate, compared to the other possibility
c) This reaction is not regioselective.
d) A tertiary alcohol would not undergo this dehydration.
e) Distilling at too high a temperature will result in contamination of the products.