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Q. A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous $NaOH$ solution gives

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$C _{6} H _{5} CHO + HCHO \xrightarrow{ NaOH \text { (conc.) }} C _{6} H _{5} CH _{2} OH + HCOONa$ It is crossed Cannizzaro's reaction.