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Q. A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde when treated with $50\%$ $NaOH$ yields

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Solution:

When a mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde treated with $50 \% NaOH$, it forms sodium formate and benzyl alcohol. This reaction is called cross Cannizzaro reaction. This reaction looks like,
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