Q. Aldehydes can be oxidised by

A) Tollen’s reagent
B) Fehling solution
C) Benedict solution
D) All of these
Explanation

(d)
Aldehydes are strong oxidising agents. They oxidise Tollen’s reagent (ammoniacal $AgNO_{3}$ to $Ag$), Fehling solution (to $Cu_{2}O$)and Benedict solution (to $Cu_{2}O)$. The reactions are used to detect the presence of aldehyde group in compound.

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