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Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pair of compounds.1. Propanal and propanone2. Benzaldehyde and Benzoic acid

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1. On adding Tollen’s reagent, propanal will give silver mirror whereas propanone does not react. 

2. On adding NaHCO3 solution, benzaldehyde will not react whereas benzoic acid will give brisk effervescence due to the evolution of CO2



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