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On heating glycerol with KHSO(4), a comp...

On heating glycerol with `KHSO_(4)`, a compound is obtained which has a bad odour. The compound is :

A

Formic acid

B

Ethyl alcohol

C

Acrolein

D

Isopropyl iodide :

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C
`underset(CH_(2)OH)underset(|" ")overset(CH_(2)OH)overset(|" ")(CHOH)+KHSO_(4)tounderset("Acrolein")underset(CHO)underset(|" ")overset(CH_(2))overset(||" ")(CH)`
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