Primary nitro compounds react with nitrous acid to form nitrolic acids which dissolve in sodium hydroxide to give
A. Yellow solution
B. Blue solution
C. Colourless solution
D. Red solution

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Correct Answer - D
`{:(R-CH_(2)NO_(2)+HONO rarr RC-NO_(2) overset(NaOH)(rarr) R-C-NO_(2)),(1^(@)" Nitroalkane"" ||"" ||"),(" "N-OH" "NO^(-)Na^(+)),(" Nitrolic acid"" Red colouration"):}`

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