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When an aldehyde is heated with Fehling’s solution, a reddish-brown precipitate is formed due to which compound?(a) CuS(b) AgBr(c) Cu2O(d) CdSThe question was posed to me in a job interview.My question is taken from Aldehydes and Ketones Chemical Reactions in section Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right choice is (c) Cu2O

Explanation: Fehling’s reagent has Cu^2+ ions which OXIDISE aldehyde by ADDING an O ATOM and turning it into CORRESPONDING carboxylate ion. In this process, a reddish-brown compound is precipitated DUE to the formation of cuprous oxide.



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