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(ethylene glycol) on heating with periodic acid gives:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Periodic acid () is a selective oxidizing agent that cleaves vicinal diols ( -glycols).Ethylene glycol () is cleaved to form two molecules of formaldehyde ().

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(ethylene glycol) on heating with periodic acid gives:
A
B
C
D

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