JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Online Paper (Held on 9 April 2013)

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    Formaldehyde can be distinguished from acetaldehyde the use of:                   JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 09 April 2013)

    A) Schiff's reagent                               

    B) Tollen's reagent                

    C) \[{{\operatorname{I}}_{2}}/\]Alkali                

    D) Fehling's solution

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  || \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-H\xrightarrow{{{l}_{2}},\,NaOH}\,NaOH\,\,\,H-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  || \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-{{O}^{-}}+\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \,\,\,\,\,\text{Iodoform} \\  \text{(Yellow}\,\text{ppt}\text{.)} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH{{l}_{3}}}}\,\]    Formaldehyde dors not form iodoform.                


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