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Aldehydes and ketones react with electrophiles but not with nucleophiles.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Aldehydes and Ketones**: - Aldehydes have the general structure RCHO, where R is a hydrocarbon group and the carbonyl group (C=O) is at the end of the carbon chain. - Ketones have the structure RC(=O)R', where R and R' are hydrocarbon groups, and the carbonyl group is within the carbon chain. 2. **Defining Electrophiles and Nucleophiles**: - **Electrophiles** are species that are electron-deficient and can accept electron pairs. They are typically positively charged or neutral species that can attract electrons. ...
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  • Aldehydes and ketone are

    A
    tautomers
    B
    chain isomers
    C
    functional isomers
    D
    position isomers
  • Aldehydes and ketones are

    A
    Chain isomers
    B
    Functional isomers
    C
    position isomers
    D
    Optical isomers
  • Aldehyde and ketones are

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    Homologous
    B
    Isomers
    C
    Geometrical
    D
    Conformational
  • MODERN PUBLICATION-ALDEHYDES ,KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-QUICK MEMORY TEST ( A. SAY TRUE OR FALSE )
    1. Aldehydes and ketones react with electrophiles but not with nucleophil...

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    2. Wolff Kishner reduction of acetophenone gives toluene.

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    3. Acetaldehyde can be prepared by the distillation of calcium acetate.

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    4. Acetaldehyde can be reduced to ethane in the presence of LiAlH4.

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    5. Benzaldehyde cannot undergo Cannizzaro reaction.

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    6. Aldehydes are less easily oxidised than ketones.

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    7. Acetaldehyde cyanohydrin on hydrolysis gives lactic acid.

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    8. Benzaldehyde reduces Fehling solution.

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    9. Benzaldehyde forms addition product with sodium bisulphite but acetoph...

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    10. Ketones give nucleophilic addition reactions more readily than aldehyd...

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    11. Calcium formate on heating gives acetaldehyde.

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    12. The pKa value of formic acid is smaller than that of acetic acid.( Tru...

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    13. The carbon-oxygen bond lengths in formic acid are equal.

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    14. Nitration of benzoic acid gives m-nitrobenzoic acid.

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    15. During the reaction of carboxylic acid with NaHCO2 the carbon of the C...

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    16. When benzoic acid is heated with soda lime, benzene is formed.

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    17. Acetate ion is a stronger acid than methoxide ion.

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    18. Ethanoic acid liberates hydrogen with sodium metal.

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    19. Me3 C CH2 COOH is more acidic than Me3 SiCH2 COOH.

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    20. Formic acid gives silver mirror test with Tollen's reagent.

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