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Dear Student, Aldehydes which donot contain α hydrogen atom gives Cannizaro's reaction. Since all other compounds other than (2) contains α hydrogen atom, they do not give Cannizaro's reaction whereas (2) i.e. formaldehyde doesnot contain α hydrogen atom and thus gives this reaction. Regards,

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