One of the skin-irritating components of poison oak is tetrahydrourushiol:
The long,nonpolar hydrocarbon tail embeds itself in a person's oily skin,where the molecule initiates an allergic response.Scratching the itch spreads tetrahydrourushiol molecules over a greater surface area,causing the zone of irritation to grow.Is this compound an alcohol or a phenol?
A) an alcohol because of the hydroxyl groups it contains
B) both a phenol and an alcohol because of the hydroxyl groups it contains
C) a phenol because of the hydroxyl groups attached to the benzene ring
D) neither an alcohol or phenol because it contains two hydroxyl groups instead of one
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