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When excess of formaldehyde is made to react with acetaldehyde in presence of $C a (O H)_{2}$ , a polyhydroxy compound is formed along with calcium formate. If the ratio of C to O is x:1 in the polyhydroxy compound, what is the value of x?

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So the ratio of C to O is 5:4 which is equivalent to 1.25:1

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