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Benzaldehyde reduces Tollens' reagent but not the Fehling's or the Benedict's solution. Explain.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding the Compounds:** - Benzaldehyde (C₆H₅CHO) is an aromatic aldehyde. It contains a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to a benzene ring. 2. **Tollens' Reagent:** - Tollens' reagent is a solution of silver nitrate (AgNO₃) in ammonia (NH₃). It is a mild oxidizing agent that can oxidize aldehydes to carboxylic acids while reducing silver ions (Ag⁺) to metallic silver (Ag). - The reaction with benzaldehyde involves the oxidation of the aldehyde group to a carboxylic acid, which results in the reduction of the silver ions. ...
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  • Fructose reduces Tollens' reagent due to :

    A
    asymmetric carbons
    B
    primary alcoholic group
    C
    secondary alcoholic group
    D
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    A
    asymmetric carbons
    B
    primary alcoholic group
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    D
    enolisation of fructose followed by conversion to aldehyde by base.
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    A
    Presence of ketonic group
    B
    Presence of `NH_(4)OH` is Tollen's reagent
    C
    Rearrangement of fructose into a -mixture of glucose, fructose and mannose
    D
    Both (2) & (3)
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