Aldehydes, ketones and acids contain $C O$ group.
(a) Name the product obtained by the reaction between Acetic acid and Ethanol.
(b) Give any two tests to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones.

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a) Ethanol and Acetic acid reacts to form Ethyl acetate and water

$C_{2} H_{5} O H + C H_{3} C O O H \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$
With Fehling's reagent, an aldehyde gives a brick-red precipitate, while ketone doesn't have any.

b) Silver mirror test and Fehling's test

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