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In 1824 Wöhler made oxalic acid from which compound?
ACarbon monoxide
BCyanogen gas
CAcetylene gas
DEthanol vapour
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cyanogen gas
Oxalic acid, once known only from living organisms, was prepared by Wöhler from the inorganic compound cyanogen.
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