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Acetaldehyde and acetone can be distingu...

Acetaldehyde and acetone can be distinguished by

A

Molisch test

B

Bromoform test

C

Solubility in water

D

Tollen's test

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D
Tollen’s test
`underset("Acetaldehyde")(CH_3-overset(O)overset(||)C-H)overset([Ag(NH_3)_2])to CH_3-overset(O)overset(||)C-OH+underset("test ")underset("mirror")underset("Silver")(Ag darr+NH_3)`
Tollen’s test only for aldehyde not for ketones i.e. acetone.
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