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How will you distinguish between : (i) Diethyl ether and Propanol.(ii) Formic acid Acetic acid(iii) Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde |
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Answer» (ii) Formic acid responds to following TEST whileAcetic acid does not give any of them (a) Formic acid `+` Fehling's solution `rarr` Silver mirror (b) Formic acid `+` Fehling's solution `rarr` red ppt. (iii) ADD `I_(2)` and `NaOH` : Formaldehyde will not react WHEREAS Acetaldehyde gives yellow ppt. due to iodoform. |
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