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Potassium Dichromate

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A compound (A) has a molecular formula C $_{2}$ Cl $_{3}$ OH. It reduces Fehling's solution and on oxidation gives a monocarboxylic acid(B). It can be obtained by the action of chlorine on ethyl alcohol, (A) is:

A

Methyl chloride

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B

Monochloroacetic acid

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C

Chloral

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D

Chloroform

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Solution

The correct option is C Chloral
Thus, the compound $A$ is chloral.

Hence, the correct option is $C$

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