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An alcohol on oxidation gives carboxylic...

An alcohol on oxidation gives carboxylic acid containing one carbon atom less, which is that ?

A

Ethanol

B

2-propanol

C

1-propanol

D

Tert. butyl alcohol

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B
`2^(@) "alcohol" overset([O]) to underset("( with same number of C- atom )")( "Ketone") overset([O])to underset("( with one C-atom less )")( "Carboxylic acid ") `
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