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(A) Ethanal on treatment with selenium d...

(A) Ethanal on treatment with selenium dioxide can be converted directly into glyoxal.
(R) `SO_(2)` oxidises the methylene group adjacent to C = O group in aldehydes or ketones to carbonyl group.

A

Both A and R are ture and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are ture but R is not a correct explanation of A

C

A is true but R is false

D

A is false but R is true

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