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To distinguish between formaldehyde and ...

To distinguish between formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, we require

A

Fehling's solution

B

Tollen's reagent

C

Schiff's reagent

D

Iodine in presence of base

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The correct Answer is:
D
Acetaldehyde have `CH_3CO` - group so it give positive iodoform test with `I_2` and NaOH while formaldehyde does not have -`CH_3CO` group so it will not give the positive haloform test.
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