Statement- I: Fehling's reagent is a test for all aliphatic aldehydes. Statement- II: Aliphatic aldehydes can be easily oxidized even with mild oxidizing agents.
A
Both the statements are true and statement-II is the correct explanation of statement-I.
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B
Both statements are true but statement-II is not the correct explanation of statement-I.
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C
Statement-I is true but statement-II is false
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D
Statement-I is false but statement-II is true.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both the statements are true and statement-II is the correct explanation of statement-I. Both the statements are true and statement 2 is a correct explanation of statement 1 .The aliphatic aldehydes are very easily oxidisable owing to the presence of -CHO group which is very easily converted to -COOH group even on using mild oxidising agents.