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Q. Silver Mirror test is given by which one of the following compounds?

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Solution:

Both formaldehyde and acetaldehyde will give this test

$\ce{HCHO ->[(Ag(NH_3)_2^+)]}\underset{\text { Silver mirror }}{ Ag \downarrow} +$ Organic compound

$\ce{CH_3CHO ->[(Aa(NH_3)_2)^+]} \underset{\text { Silver mirror }}{ Ag \downarrow} +$ Organic Compound