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The compound `'A' when trated with ceric ammonium nitrate solution gives yellow ppt. the compound 'A' is

A

Alcohol

B

Aldehyde

C

Acid

D

Alkane

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A

Cerric ammonium nitrate (yellow solution) is an oxidi2ing agent that reacts with alcohols to give a red complex and with phenols to give a brown to greenish brown precipitate.
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