Chemistry, asked by SaiPradyumnan7112, 9 months ago

Ethylene glycol, on oxidation with periodic acid, gives
(a) Oxalic acid (b) Glycol
(c) Formaldehyde (d) Glycolic acid

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(c) Formaldehyde

Ethylene on oxidation with periodic acid gives formaldehyde. Explanation: Ethylene glycol (Ethane-1,2-diol) on oxidation with periodic acid gives Formaldehyde. The carbon-carbon bond get broken down to produce carbonyl compound with removal of water molecule from the one molecule ethylene glycol.

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