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Give chemical test to distinguish between acetaldehyde and acetone.

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(i) Acetaldehyde gives silver mirror with Tollen.s reagent.
`underset("Acetaldehyde")(CH_(3)CHO)+underset("Tolle.s reagent")(2[Ag (NH_(3))_(2)]OH) rarr CH_(3)COONH_(4) + underset("Silver mirror") (2Ag)+H_(2)O +3NH_(3)`
Acetone does not give this test.
(ii) Acetaldehyde gives red ppt. with Fehling solution.
`underset("Acetaldehyde")(CH_(3)CHO) +underset("Fehling solution")(2Cu(OH)_(2))+2NaOH rarr CH_(3)COONa+underset("Red ppt.")(2Cu_(2)O) +3H_(2)O`
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