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The yield of ketone is oxidised is more than the yield of aldeyde when a primary alcohol is oxidised.

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Since aldehydes are very susceptible to giving acids by further oxidation of `1^(@) ROH` but ketones are not easily oxidised, thus the yield of ketone is high.
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