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Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word/words from those given in the brackets:
(increases, decreases, positive, efficient, 68, non-efficient, no α -hydrogen, α-hydrogen, negative, Rosenmund's, greater, Cannizzaro, 74, common-ion effect, lesser, buffer action, diamagnetic, paramagnetic)
Benzaldehyde undergoes ______ in reaction on treatment with concentrated sodium hydroxide because it has ______ atom.

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Benzaldehyde undergoes Cannizzaro in reaction on treatment with concentrated sodium hydroxide because it has no α -hydrogen atom. One molecule of benzoic acid is oxidised to benzoate ion and other molecule is reduced to benzyl alcohol.
2PhCHOKOH−−PhCOO+PhCH2OH

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