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A chiral hydrocarbon (A) has the molecular formula ${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_{12}$. On hydrogenation with ${\mathrm{H}}_2/\mathrm{Ni}$, it produces an optically inactive compound (B). When (A) is treated with HCl , (C) is formed which is major product. Dehydrohalogenation of (C) with $\mathrm{EtONa}/\mathrm{EtOH}$, heat gives a mixture of alkenes. Among these, the alkene (D) is the branched alkene that produces formaldehyde ( HCHO ) upon ozonolysis. Calculate the value of ( $\alpha +\beta +\gamma +\Delta )$.

Where :

α = Number of chiral centers in the original hydrocarbon (A)

β = Number of  –CH₃ groups in alkene (D)

γ = Number of sp² hybridized carbon atoms in alkene (D)

Δ =  Number of 2°(secondary) hydrogen present in (C)