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Write a chemical test to distinguish between benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde.

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Acetaldehyde gives yellow ppt, with an alkaline solution of iodine(Iodoform test).
`{:(CH_3 -CHO+4I_2+6NaOH to CHI_3 +HCOONa +3Nal +3H_2 O),("Acetaldehyde Iodoform"):}`
Benzaldehyde does not give this test.
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