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Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds : (i) Propanal and propanone (ii) Benzaldehyde and benzoic acid.

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Solution :(i) Add Tollens. REAGENT. Propanal `(CH_(3)CH_(2)CHO)` will GIVE silver mirror WHEREAS propanone `(CH_(3)COCH_(3))` will not react.
(ii) Add `NaHCO_(3)` solution, BENZALDEHYDE `(C_(6)H_(5)CHO)` will not react whereas benzoic acid `(C_(6)H_(5)CHO)` will give brisk ettervescence DUE to `CO_(2)`.


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