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Acid Catalysed Acetal Formation

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The reagent used to distinguish between acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde is :

A

tollen's reagent

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fehling's solution

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2-4-dinitrophenyl hydrazine

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semicarbazide

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Solution

The correct option is B fehling's solution
Aromatic aldehydes do no react with Fehling's solution whereas acetaldehyde reacts with Fehling's solution.

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