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Question
Acetaldehyde, when treated with which among the following reagents does NOT undergo addition reaction?
(A) Ammonia
(B) Hydroxylamine
(C) Ammoniacal silver nitrate
(D) Semicarbazide
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Solution
(C) Ammoniacal silver nitrate
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