The test that can be used by two distinguish formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, is

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The test that can be used by two distinguish formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, is (A) Fehlings reagent (B) Tollens reagent (C) Shifts reagent (D) Iodoform test

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Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be distinguish by iodoform test. i.e. CH3- oversetO mathop overset| | mathopC -H xrightarrowI2, NaOH H- oversetO mathop overset| | mathopC -O-+ underset beginsmallmatrix Iodoform (yellow ppt) endsmallmatrix mathopCHI3

Q. The test that can be used by two distinguish formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, is

Fehlings reagent

Tollens reagent

Shifts reagent

Iodoform test

Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be distinguish by iodoform test. i.e. $C H_{3} - C ∣ ∣ O - H I_{2}, N a O H$ $H - C ∣ ∣ O - O^{-} + I o d o f or m (ye ll o w ppt) C H I_{3}$

Q. The test that can be used by two distinguish formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, is

Fehlings reagent

Tollens reagent

Shifts reagent

Iodoform test

Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be distinguish by iodoform test. i.e. CH3​−C∣∣O−HI2​,NaOH​ H−C∣∣O−O−+Iodoform(yellowppt)​CHI3​​

Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be distinguish by iodoform test. i.e. $C H_{3} - C ∣ ∣ O - H I_{2}, N a O H$ $H - C ∣ ∣ O - O^{-} + I o d o f or m (ye ll o w ppt) C H I_{3}$