Which of the following statements regarding chemical properties of acetophenone are incorrect?
(I) It is reduced to methyl phenyl carbinol by sodium and ethanol.
(II) It is oxidised to benzoic acid with acidified 
.
(III) It does not undergo electrophilic substitution like nitration at meta-position.
(IV) It does not undergo iodoform reaction with iodine and alkali.
(V) Benzoic acid reacts with 
to give acetophenone.
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Acetophenone 
undergoes usual electrophilic substitution reaction and also gives positive iodoform test with iodine and alkali. Also benzoic acid reacts with 
to give 
-bromobenzoic acids.
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