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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

None of the above

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`C_(6)H_(5)CHO+CH_(2)O overset("NaOH")to C_(6)H_(5)CH_(2)OH+HCOONa`
In cross Cannizzaro reaction of formaldehyde, formaldehyde is always oxidized.
Hence, (A) is the correct answer.
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