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A cyanohydrin of a compound X on hydroly...

A cyanohydrin of a compound X on hydrolysis gives lactic acid. The X is

A

`C_6H_5CHO`

B

`HCHO`

C

`CH_3CHO`

D

`CH_3-CH_2-CHO`

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C
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