An organic compound (A) contains only C , H and O atoms. On reaction with excess of CH 3 MgI , one mole of (A) gives a gas (X) whose volume under STP conditions was found to be 67.2 litre. The numbe

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An organic compound (A) contains only C , H and O atoms. On reaction with excess of CH 3 ​ MgI , one mole of (A) gives a gas (X) whose volume under STP conditions was found to be 67.2 litre. The number of hydroxyl groups in the compound (A) are

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The number of active H-atom present in a molecule is equal to the number of moles of gas obtained i.e.no. of -OH groups in compound( A)=3

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