In the presence of hot alkaline potassium permanganate solution 2-butene will give

Explanation

2-butene is a symmetrical alkene, and when it undergoes oxidative cleavage with hot alkaline KMnO4, each carbon-carbon double bond is cleaved, and each carbon atom is oxidized to a carboxylic acid. Thus, two moles of ethanoic acid (acetic acid) are formed.Option A (Formic acid + acetic acid) is incorrect because 2-butene does not produce formic acid; it is not a terminal alkene.Option B (Two moles of methanoic acid) is incorrect because symmetrical alkenes like 2-butene do not produce methanoic acid.Option C (Two moles of ethanoic acid) is correct for the reasons explained above.Option D (Ethylene glycol) is incorrect because ethylene glycol is a product of hydroxylation, not oxidative cleavage.