Chemistry A-Level
Tollens’ reagent composition
What Tollens’ reagent composition means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Tollens’ reagent composition
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Reference: OCR
Ammoniacal silver nitrate, made by treating silver nitrate solution with ammonia until the grey-brown silver oxide just redissolves, leaving the colourless complex ion [Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺ in alkaline solution.
Topics that use Tollens’ reagent composition
- Carbonyl compounds (OCR A-Level)
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