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Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of compounds:(a) Benzaldehyde and acetophenone(b) Methanol and ethanol(c) Benzoic acid and benzophenone

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(a)

Reagent

Benzaldehyde

Acetophenone

NaOH + I2 + heat

No yellow precipitate formation

Yellow precipitate forms

(b)

ReagentCH3OHCH3CH2OH
I2 + NaOH  + heatNo yellow precipitationYellow precipitate forms

(c)

Reagent

Benzoic acid

Benzophenone

NaHCO3

CO2 gas evolves

No effect



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