Question

What happens when acetaldehyde reacts with Tollen's reagent?
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Answer 1

Answer:

This is what gives the Tollens test named as the silver mirror test. - So, when acetaldehyde reacts with the above reagent, elemental silver precipitates out and acetaldehyde gets oxidized to acetic acid.

Answer 2

Answer:

This is what gives the Tollens test named as the silver mirror test. - So, when acetaldehyde reacts with the above reagent, elemental silver precipitates out and acetaldehyde gets oxidized to acetic acid.

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