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  4. The yield of a ketone when a secondary alcohol is oxidised is more than the yield of aldehyde when a primary alcohol is oxidised.

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Q. The yield of a ketone when a secondary alcohol is oxidised
is more than the yield of aldehyde when a primary alcohol is
oxidised.

IIT JEEIIT JEE 1983Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

$2 ^{\circ}$-alcohol on oxidation yields ketone while $1^{\circ}$ alcohol on oxidation produces aldehyde which can further be oxidised to acid.