complete reaction between acetaldehyde and Tollen’s reagent
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Tollens' reagent oxidizes an aldehyde into the corresponding carboxylic acid. Ketones are not oxidized by Tollens' reagent, so the treatment of a ketone with Tollens' reagent in a glass test tube does not result in a silver mirror (Figure 1; right).
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