Given below are two statements:

Statement I: On heating with KHSO₄, glycerol is dehydrated and acrolein is formed.

Statement II: Acrolein has fruity odour and can be used to test glycerol's presence.

Choose the correct option.

Option 1 - Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

Option 2 - Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

Option 3 - Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

Option 4 - Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.

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Vishal Baghel | Contributor-Level 10

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Correct Option - 3

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$G l y c e r o l \to_{Δ}^{K H S O_{4}} \underset{(P u n g e s t, s u f f o c a t i n g o d o u r)}{A c r o l e i n}$

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Given below are two statements: Statement I: On heating with KHSO4, glycerol is dehydrated and acrolein is formed. Statement II: Acrolein has fruity odour and can be used to test glycerol's presence. Choose the correct option.

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