Aldehydes Ketones Question 164
Question: When acetaldehyde is heated with Tollen’s reagent, following is obtained
[CPMT 1989; MP PET/PMT 1988]
Options:
A) Methyl alcohol
B) Silver acetate
C) Silver mirror
D) Formaldehyde
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ CH_3CHO+\underset{\text{Tollen }’\text{ s}reagent}{\mathop{2[Ag{{(NH_3)}_2}]OH}}\to $
$ CH_3COONH_4+\underset{\text{Silver }mirror}{\mathop{2Ag+3NH_3}}+H_2O $
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