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A mixture of 0.535g of ethanol and acetaldehyde when heated with Fehling's solution gave 1.2g of a red precipitate. What is the percentage of acetaldehyde in the mixture? (Cu = 63.5)

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SOLUTION :Acetaldehyde reduces Fehling.s solution to red cuprous OXIDE `(Cu_(2)O) and CH_(3)CHO + [O] RARR CH_(3)COOH`


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