Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the pairs of compound
Benzaldehyde and Acetophenone

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Solution

Benzaldehyde forms silver mirror with ammoniacal silver nitrate solution (Tollen\s reagent) and Acetophenone does not give this test.
Acetophenone gives an iodoform test. Benzaldehyde does not react.

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