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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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On heating an aldehyde with Fehling's reagent, a reddish brown precipitate is obtained due to
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Correct option: B
Cu2O\mathrm{Cu}_2 \mathrm{O}
Option B (Cu2O\mathrm{Cu}_2 \mathrm{O}) is correct because Fehling's reagent oxidizes aldehydes to carboxylate ions, and Cu2+\mathrm{Cu}^{2+} is reduced to reddish-brown Cu2O\mathrm{Cu}_2 \mathrm{O}.

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