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To distinguish between formaldehyde and ...

To distinguish between formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, we require

A

Tollens reagent

B

Fehling's solution

C

Schiff's reagent

D

Caustic soda solution

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The correct Answer is:
D
`2 HCHO overset (NaOH) underset ("Cone") to CH_(3) OH + HCOONa`
It is a Cannizaro's reaction
`2CH_(3)CHO overset(NaOH)underset(dil) to CH_(3)-overset(OH)overset(|)(CH)-CH_(2)-CHO`
It is aldol condesation reaction.
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