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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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An organic acid when heated strongly with P2O5{{\mathrm{P}_2}{\mathrm{O}_5}}, gave rise to a colourless gas which burns with a pale blue flame. The acid is:
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Correct option: B
Formic acid
Option B (Formic acid) is correct because formic acid, when heated with P2O5{{\mathrm{P}_2}{\mathrm{O}_5}}, dehydrates to produce carbon monoxide, which burns with a pale blue flame.

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