An alcohol, on oxidation, produces a ketone with the same number of carbon atoms. When the ketone is oxidized, it yields an acid with a lesser number of carbon atoms. The alcohol could be a

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On oxidation, secondary alcohol produces ketone with same number of carbon atom and on further oxidation ketone produces an acid with a lesser number of carbon atoms
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Q. An alcohol, on oxidation, produces a ketone with the same number of carbon atoms. When the ketone is oxidized, it yields an acid with a lesser number of carbon atoms. The alcohol could be a

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