A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous NaOH solution gives :

benzyl alcohol and sodium formate

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sodium benzoate and methyl alcohol

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sodium benzoate and sodium formate

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benzyl alcohol and methyl alcohol

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Solution

The correct option is A benzyl alcohol and sodium formate
Formaldehyde is a better reducing agent than benzaldehyde in cannizaro reaction. Hence, itself gets oxidized.

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