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Number of moles of product ' $X$ ' formed per mole of ethylene glycol is ____.

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When ethylene glycol is treated with periodic acid $\left( HIO _{4}\right)$, it undergoes cleavage to form two carbonyl compounds. It is also referred as cleavage of $1,2$ -diols.
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