Which of the following is formed when benzaldehyde reacts with sodium hydroxide?

Benzyl alcohol

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Benzoic acid

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Glucose

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Acetic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Acetic acid
$\begin{matrix} 2 C_{6} H_{5} C H O + N a O H B e n z a l d e h y d e \end{matrix} \to \begin{matrix} C_{6} H_{5} C H_{2} O H (B e n z a l d e h y d e) \end{matrix} + C_{6} H_{5} C O O N a$

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