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Q. Amongst the following, the number of compounds which reduce Tollen's reagent are ___________.
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Solution:

Both aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes get oxidised to corresponding carboxylic acids on reaction with Tollen's reagent forming silver mirror (also known as silver mirror test.)
$\therefore $ Compounds $\left(i\right),\left(i i\right),\left(i i i\right)$ and $\left(v i i\right)$ will reduce Tollen's reagent.