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A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehy...

A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous NaOH solution gives

A

Benzyl alcohol and sodium formate

B

sodium benzoate and methyl alcohol

C

sodium benzoate and sodium formate

D

benzyl alcohol and methyl alcohol.

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In cross Cannizzaro reaction, HCHO gets oxidized and `C_(6)H_(5)CHO` gets reduced.
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