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Benzaldehyde and acetone can best distinguished using

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Fehling's solution
sodium hydroxide solution
2,4-DNP
Tollen's reagent

Solution :Benzaldehyde is a weak REDUCING reducing agent. It REDUCES ammoniacal silver mirror.
`C_(6)H_(5)CHO+Ag_(2)Oto2Agdarr+C_(6)H_(5)COOH`
ACETONE is not easily oxidised & hence, does not give the Tollen.s test.


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