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Q. Silver mirror test is given by:

Haryana PMTHaryana PMT 2002

Solution:

All aldehydes give silver mirror test.
$CH _{3} CH _{2} CHO +\underset{\text{Toller reagent Ammonical} AgNO_{3}}{2\left[ Ag \left( NH _{3}\right)_{2}\right]^{+}}+2 OH ^{-} \rightarrow$
$CH _{3} CH _{2} COO ^{-}+ NH _{3}{ }^{+}+2 Ag +\underset{\text { Silver mirror }}{ H _{2} O +3 NH _{3}}$