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ChemistryCarbonyl compoundsMiscellaneous/MixedEasy2 minPYQ_2020

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Compound A undergoes formation of cyano- hydrin which on hydrolysis gives lactic acid $(C H_{3} C H (O H) C O O H)$ . Therefore, compound A is

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Acetaldehyde on reaction with HCN forms acetaldehyde cyanohydrin which upon acid catalysed hydrolysis forms an $α$ - hydroxyl acid i.e. lactic acid.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:Carbonyl compoundsSubtopic:Miscellaneous/Mixed

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