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B
Formaldehyde
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C
Acetic acid
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D
Acetaldehyde
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Solution
The correct option is D Formaldehyde Calcium formate on dry heating yields 2 moles of Formaldehyde.
It is an example of dry distillation or pyrolysis or thermal decomposition. (HCOO)2Ca Calcium formate Δ−−−−−−−−−→ Dry distillation H−C|| O −H formaldehyde +CaCO3