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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: BIOMOLECULES
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Consider following reagents,
(I) water
(II) Tollen's reagent and
(III) Fehling's solution.
Which reagent(s) can be used to make distinction between an aldose and a ketose?
(I) water
(II) Tollen's reagent and
(III) Fehling's solution.
Which reagent(s) can be used to make distinction between an aldose and a ketose?
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Correct option: C
(I) only
Option C ((I) only) is correct because bromine water can oxidize aldoses to aldonic acids, while ketoses require stronger oxidizing agents.
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