Chemistry A-Level
Distinguishing aldehydes from ketones by oxidation
What Distinguishing aldehydes from ketones by oxidation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Aldehydes are readily oxidised, changing Fehling's solution from blue to a red precipitate and giving a silver mirror with Tollens' reagent, while ketones resist these mild oxidations.
Topics that use Distinguishing aldehydes from ketones by oxidation
- Carbonyl compounds (OCR A-Level)
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