MHT CET Chemistry question

Which of the following can be used to differentiate between ethanol and propanal?

(A)Ammoniacal Correct
(B)Fehling solutionCorrect
(C) in presence of baseCorrect
(D)Schiff reagentCorrect

Answer: (A),(B),(C),(D)

Solution

Propanal (an aldehyde) gives a silver mirror with ammoniacal , a red precipitate of with Fehling solution and a pink colour with Schiff reagent, while ethanol

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