An oxygen containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is

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An oxygen containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is (A) an aldehyde (B) a primary alcohol (C) a secondary alcohol (D) a ketone

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Because the difference in mass between - CH 2 OH group and - COOH group is 14 , thus the compound which undergoes oxidation is a primary alcohol. (- CH 2 OH. is the functional group of primary alcohols.) <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/80917fdf79fbf8d979e8a4da574b9a8a-.png" />

Q. An oxygen containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by $14$ units. The organic compound is

an aldehyde

a primary alcohol

a secondary alcohol

a ketone

Because the difference in mass between $- C H_{2} O H$ group and $- COO H$ group is 14 , thus the compound which undergoes oxidation is a primary alcohol. $(- C H_{2} O H$ is the functional group of primary alcohols.)

Q. An oxygen containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is