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Treatment of a 2oOH with CrO3/H2SO4 yields an/a :

A
Aldehyde
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Carboxylic acid
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C
Ester
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D
Ketone
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Solution

The correct option is D Ketone
OH
2oAlcoholR|CHR
When 2o alcohol is treated with CrO3/H2SO4, it produce ketone because it has only one hydrogen i.e. to be oxidized.
RCH|RCrO3/H2SO4−−−−−−−RC||R
OH O
ketone

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