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When heated with acidified KMnO(4), glyc...

When heated with acidified `KMnO_(4)`, glycerol gives :

A

Formic acid

B

Oxalic acid

C

Tartonic acid

D

Glyceric acid

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B
`underset(COOH" ")underset(|" ")overset(CH_(2)OH" ")overset(|" ")(CHOH)underset(KMO_(4))overset(O)(to)underset(COOH)overset(COOH)("| ")+CO_(2)+H_(2)O`
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