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Slight oxidation of a primary alcohol gives:

A
ketone
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organic acid
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C
ether
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D
aldehyde
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ester
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Solution

The correct option is D aldehyde
Incomplete/slight oxidation of primary alcohol gives aldehyde
Secondary alcohol gives ketone
CH3OH[O]HCHO

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