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KCET2010ChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry

An oxygen containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is

Options

  1. Aan aldehyde
  2. Ba primary alcohol
  3. Ca secondary alcohol
  4. Da ketone

Correct answer

B. a primary alcohol

Step-by-step solution

Because the difference in mass between - CH ₂ OH group and - COOH group is 14 , thus the compound which undergoes oxidation is a primary alcohol. ( - CH ₂ OH is the functional group of primary alcohols.)

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