Q. CH₃CHO and C₆H₅CH₂CHO can be distinguished chemically by

A) Fehling solution test
B) Benedict test
C) Iodoform test
D) Tollens' reagent test
Explanation

[Solution from source] CH₃CHO contains a CH₃CO– group and gives a yellow iodoform precipitate with I₂/NaOH, while C₆H₅CH₂CHO has no methyl ketone/aldehyde group and does not. Both are aldehydes with α-hydrogen, so both reduce Tollens' reagent and (being aliphatic-type aldehydes) Fehling's and Benedict's solutions, which therefore cannot distinguish them. Answer (3).

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