Question

Give chemical tests to differentiate between the following (WITH REACTIONS):
1. Pent-2-one and Pent-3-one
2. Methanol and Ethanol
3. Methanal and Ethanal
4. Acetophenone and Benzophenone

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Pent2-one

Ch3-C-CH2-CH2-CH3

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O

Pent-3-one

CH3-CH2-C-CH2-CH3

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O

2)Methanol

CH3-OH

Ethanol

CH2-CH-OH

3) Methanal

CH3-CHO

Ethanal

CH2-CH-CHO