Question

Acetone and acetaldehyde can be distinguished by:

• A. Molisch test
• B. Tollen’s test
• C. Schiff's test
• D. Iodoform test

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Molisch, Schiffs, Iodoform reacts similar with aldehydes and ketones.
But Tollen's reagents gives silver mirror only to aldehyde not to ketone.