Evaluate blooms taxonomy for the question given:   An unknown aldehyde (X) on reacting with an alkali forms a hydroxyaldehyde which gives crotonaldehydeon dehydration. The aldehyde (X) also undergoes oxidation with Tollen’s reagent to form a carboxylic acid (Y) having . Find the value of the carboxylic acid (Y)

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An unknown aldehyde (X) on reacting with an alkali forms a hydroxyaldehyde which gives crotonaldehydeon dehydration. The aldehyde (X) also undergoes oxidation with Tollen’s reagent to form a carboxylic acid (Y) having . Find the value of the carboxylic acid (Y)

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