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ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsJEE Main

A compound, containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, has a molecular weight of 44. On complete oxidation it is converted into a compound of molecular weight 60. The original compound is

Answer: (A)

Solution

A C,H,O compound of molar mass 44 that is oxidizable (so it is not already an acid) and whose oxidation product has molar mass 60 (an increase of 16, i.e. one oxygen atom added) fits

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