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How is acetaldehyde distinguished from acetone?

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Acetaldehyde gives silver nitrate on treating with ammonical silver nitrate solution (Tollen.s reagard). Acetaldehyde gives a red precipitate on treating with ammonical cuproic salt solution complexed with tartrate (Fehling.s solution) Acetone does not react with Tollen.s reagent and Fehling.s solution
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  9. What are metaldehyde and paraldehyde?

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  13. How do you distingush between benzaldehyde and acetophenone?

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  16. How do you prepare acetophenone from benzene?

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  17. What is the rate determining step in Cannizzaro's reaction?

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  19. Can (CH3)3 CCHO undergo Cannizzaro reaction ?

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