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H2COH • CH2OH on heating with periodic acid gives:

Option: 1

2 HCOOH


Option: 2


Option: 3


Option: 4

2 CO2


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When Ethylene glycol is treated with \text{HIO}_{4}, each alcoholic group is oxidised to a carbonyl group by HIO4. Since in glycol, both the -OH groups are terminal, so oxidation would yield two formaldehyde molecules.

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