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Which one of the following on oxidation will not give a carboxylic acid with the same number of carbon atoms

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`CH_(3)COCH_(3)`
`C CI_(3)CH_(2)CHO`
`CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH`
`CH_(3)CH_(2)CHO`

Solution :`CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C )-CH_(3) underset(H_(2)SO_(4))overset(K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7))rarr CH_(3)COOH + HCOOH`
One carbon atom is LESS in the ketone group


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