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Vapours of a primary alcohol are passed over heated copper. Which compound forms?
AAn ester
BAn aldehyde
CAn alkene
DAn ether
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An aldehyde
Hot copper removes hydrogen from the alcohol, and a primary alcohol is thus dehydrogenated to an aldehyde.
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