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A compound 'A' on oxidation gave acetaldehyde , then again on oxidation gave acid . After first oxidation it was reacted with ammoniacal `AgNO_3` then silver mirror was produced. A is likely to be

A

Primary alcohol

B

tertiary alcohol

C

acetaldehyde

D

Acetone

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A
` underset(1^(@) " alcohol (A)") (CH_3CH_2OH) overset("oxi.",)to CH_3CHO overset (" oxi. ")to CH_3COOH`
`CH_3CHO overset(" Ammoniacal " AgNO_3)to ` Silver Mirror
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