what reagent conditions will be best to use in step 1
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Tollens test is generally given by compounds having aldehydic group (aldehydes,alpha-hydroxy ketones and formic acid-its -COOH behaves like a aldehydic group). It gives a white ppt of Silver (where the silver salt is reduced to silver metal and the aldehyde is oxidised to silver salt of carboxylic acid.
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